<p><b>Get to know the icky but important MUD that keeps nature running - let''s get messy with ecology!</b><br><br>Let''s 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!<br><br><i>Icky World</i> 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.<br><br><br>Contents of <i>We Need MUD!</i>:<br>MUD - what on EARTH is it?<br>In the beginning ... there was MUD!<br>How does your garden grow?<br>Icky PEAT!<br>Muddy beasts<br>Amazing mud burrows<br>Icky ecosystems<br>Muddy building<br>Mud art<br>Muddy history<br>Muddy problems<br>Stick with mud ... and save our world!<br>Get your hands dirty!<br>Glossary and Further info<br>Index<br><br><br>Titles in the series:<br><i>We Need MUD!</i><br><i>We Need SLIME!</i><br><i>We Need POO!</i><br><i>We Need FUNGUS!<