The Golden Mole: and Other Living Treasure: 'A rare and magical book.' Bill Bryson

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Katherine Rundell Talya Baldwin

The Golden Mole

and Other Living Treasure: 'A rare and magical book.' Bill Bryson

Katherine Rundell, Talya Baldwin

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Faber & Faber
17 January 2023

Mathematics & Sciences; Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Wildlife: mammals

'A rare and magical book. I didn't want it to end.' - Bill Bryson

A pangolin's tongue is longer than its body. It keeps it furled in a nifty pouch near the hip

A swift flies 200,000 miles in its lifetime. That's far enough to get to the moon and back - then back to the moon.

There's a fable that storks deliver babies. In fact, the Nazis used them to air-drop propaganda.

Each of these animals is extraordinary. And each of them may soon disappear from the earth.

A lavishly illustrated compendium of the staggering lives of some of the world's most endangered animals, The Golden Mole is a chance to be awestruck and lovestruck - to fall for the likes of the wondrous Pygmy Hippo, the seahorse, the narwhal and, as astonishing and endangered as them all, the human.

By: Katherine Rundell
Illustrated by: Talya Baldwin
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 212mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9780571362493
ISBN 10: 0571362494
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 17 January 2023
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Katherine Rundell grew up in London, Zimbabwe and Belgium. She is the youngest female scholar to be made a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Her award-winning and bestselling books for children have been translated into thirty languages and have multiple awards. Rundell is also the author of a book for adults Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old And Wise. She is a regular contributor to the London Review of Books.