Mud to the Rescue!: How Animals Use Mud to Thrive and Survive

Drip! Drop! Splatter! Splash! Rain falls and soil turns into slippy, sloppy, sludgy mud. Around the world, animals of all sizes seek mud to help them survive and thrive in every season and every stage of life. From blocking the sun’s harsh rays and painful parasites, to building homes, soothing upset stomachs, and even having fun, it’s Mud...to the Rescue! Join elephants, alligators, beavers, birds, pigs, and many more creatures as they find helpful—and sometimes unusual—uses for nature’s squishy, squelchy soil...MUD!

Melanie Cataldo is the illustrator of Home by Another Way by Barbara Brown Taylor, Hiding Baby Moses by Judith L. Roth, and The Stranded Whale by Joan Yolen. She lives in Worcester, Massachusetts with her family. For more information about Melanie and her artwork, visit www.melcataldo.com