About this item
Join two best friends - a mole and vole - on their everyday expeditions to find beautiful plants, meet new animals, and learn more about the world all around them in this nonfiction graphic novel.Each day, Mole and Vole venture out into the world - never forgetting their nature journal! - to see what they can find in their own backyard. From pigeons and jumping spiders to swamp milkweed and maple trees, these two explorers get to know every part of their local environment. But after an accidental move from the country to the city, Mole and Vole worry that everything will be different. As they explore, they discover plants to look at and animals to meet in their new home as well. The story of these two best friends brings to life a nonfiction adventure of finding wonder in nature everywhere - no matter where you live.
About the Author
Rosemary Mosco is a science writer and artist, and she's passionate about sharing her love for the natural world.She creates the award-winning science webcomic Bird and Moon and has written and drawn for Audubon, Ranger Rick, The American Ornithological Society, Nature Ecology & Evolution, and others. Her work was the subject of an award-winning museum exhibit at Cornell's Museum of the Earth and was featured by IFLS, Audubon, Upworthy, io9, Science News, the National Wildlife Federation, The Huffington Post, It's Okay to be Smart, The Mary Sue, The Times of India, and more.She once spent six months drawing all 162 species of snake in the United States. Her favorite bird is the Laysan Albatross.
