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Moles

Rachel Poliquin, illustrated by Nicholas John Frith

Rosalie the mole introduces a guide to mole behavior, bodies, and underground habitat. The book presents facts as nine supposed superpowers. These include the ability to turn around inside a narrow tunnel, a food store of live worms with their heads removed, and strength for pushing thirty times the mole’s weight uphill. Rosalie is roughly potato-sized and spends most of her life in dark tunnels. Humorous illustrations and occasional quizzes accompany the scientific information.

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Themes
Animals · Nature · Science · Wildlife
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published
January 1, 2019
ISBN-13
9780544951075
Language
English
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