The Mud Angels: How Students Saved the City of Florence

By Karen M. Greenwald

Book Overview

Based on real events, this story shows how a team of international volunteers worked together to save priceless artifacts after a flood.

"Lee's scenes of tumultuous waves washing down city streets amply convey a sense of the widespread devastation to go with Greenwald's vivid descriptions of the wreckage." --Booklist

When the Arno River floods the city of Florence, Italy in 1966, it leaves slimy, smelly mud everywhere. A young girl watches students from around the world, many from the US, help save the town's rare treasures, earning themselves the nickname Gli Angeli del Fango, the Mud Angels.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080755278X
• ISBN13: 9780807552780
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3