Get to know the icky but important MUD that keeps nature running!
It's time to show MUD some LOVE! This book is an icky, drippy celebration of the incredible work mud does all day long. Mud is a home, a defence, a climate protector, a work of art and lots and lots of fun, too!
Icky World takes a look at the science of the messiest parts of nature and reminds us all to protect these icky but important bits of our precious planet. Each book has been reviewed and endorsed by an expert in the relevant branch of science and supports curriculum learning in the areas of science and ecology for ages 6 and up.
In praise of Icky World: We Need MUD!
"Mud is a much neglected topic. Today with a fear of dirt and germs we avoid and hide away from mud and peat and similar revolting substances. However, we all need to embrace the muddiness of our world which helps the ecological wheels turn and supports all manner of wonderful wildlife and also importantly food production too. So far from avoiding mud, peat, and similar ooze and goo, we must protect and nurture our muddy world. Indeed, I would go further and advocate how adults and children alike must be champions for Icky Ecology, seize the moment and squelch the mud pies. Only then will you achieve truly muddy enlightenment. Read this book and enjoy."
Professor Ian D. Rotherham, Professor of Environmental Geography, Reader in Tourism and Environmental Change and author of Peatlands: Ecology, Conservation and Heritage
Just some of the contents of Icky World: We Need MUD!:
How does your garden grow?, icky PEAT, muddy beasts, amazing mud burrows, icky ecosystems, muddy building, mud art, muddy history, muddy problems and how to stick with mud ... and save our world!
Titles in the series:
We Need MUD
We Need SLIME
We Need POO
We Need FUNGUS
This is Book 4 in the Icky World Series. See all Icky World books here.
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Addy is settled in a small town in rural North Lincolnshire. She has one husband, three children and six stick insects. She runs writing workshops, teaches in a special school, and writes, writes, writes. Addy enjoys walking up hills, reading, cycling down hills, talking to her family and friends and picking blackberries.
More about Addy FarmerScott is a freelance illustrator living in the UK. He's produced work for national newpapers such as The Guardian and The Los Angeles Times, as well as publishing projects for Klutz, Walker Books, Faber & Faber and Random House. His work has also been seen adorning campaigns for Vodafone, the Scottish Tourist Board and Nestle amongst others.
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