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 suns harsh rays and painful parasites, to building homes, soothing upset stomachs, and even having fun, its Mud...to the Rescue! Join elephants, alligators, beavers, birds, pigs, and many more creatures as they find helpfuland sometimes unusualuses for natures squishy, squelchy soil...MUD!
An injured red-tailed hawk can no longer fly free, but her instinct to become a mother is so strong that she adopts and raises two abandoned red-shouldered hawks in this true and heartwarming story of interspecies friendship.
This story of the madrone and its animal neighbors will both comfort and enchant children as they come to understand the timelessness of nature's cycles. If ever a tree deserved a love letter, it is the Pacific madrone. Barbara Herkert's poetic story charts the life swirling around this luminous tree, from eagles to elk to hummingbirds to fungi, as it patiently stands sentinel through the seasons of the Pacific Northwest. Marlo Garnsworthy's gorgeous paintings bring the tree's scarlet berries, spangles of white flowers, and curls of russet and green bark to life. The book includes:a map of madrone distributionan animal identification guidefurther information for parents/teachersfree, downloadable curriculum on publisher's website
Prairie dogs are dubbed a keystone species for good reason because the burrows they dig are used by dozens of other animals, from insects and spiders to rattlesnakes, salamanders, owls and more.
Gorgeous photographs, and clear text introduce readers to the effects of climate change on the pika and on other life-forms in the high mountains.
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