★Informative and experiential.
★Includes a glossary and experiments.
★With the support of one of the most restigious ecological research centres in the world: the Institute of Biology and Biodiversity of Chile.
★An aesthetically captivating and scientifically exciting book for all ages.

What is soil? Who inhabits it? What are its vital functions on the planet? What human activities threaten it? How can we take care of it?

An extraordinarily entertaining and informative book by one of Chile's foremost science communicators, dedicated to the skin that covers our beloved planet Earth.

An exciting and educational exposition on the characteristics of the soil and its inhabitants, illustrated by one of the most renowned illustrators in Latin America.

Nélida Pohl (Chile)
　　Bachelor of Science and Master's degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. PhD in Biology from the University of California and Master in Science Communication from Imperial College London. She is currently Director of Communications at the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity in Chile. She is one of the most prominent science communicators in Latin America.

Ca_teter (Jorge Mato) (Uruguay)
　　With a degree in Plastic and Visual Arts, he is an illustrator and visual artist with a long career.
　　He trained in the workshop of Tunda Prada and Ombú. He spent his childhood in Buenos Aires, where he often visited the Museum of Natural History. In 2017, together with Maco Algorta, he created the publishing imprint Ediciones de la Uniceja, with which they have published more than fifteen titles.　Bologna Book Fair Illustration Exhibition Finalist 2022 and 2023，National hildren's iterature Prize 2021