The Golden Mole: and Other Living Treasure: 'A rare and magical book.' Bill Bryson
Hardback Published on: 20/10/2022
Price: £16.99
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Simply stunning in every way- I'll be gifting it to everyone!
From the flawless gold sprayed edges to the exquisite illustrations and of course the breath-takingly good writing this is a total gem of a book that made ... READ MORE
Glimpses of Wonder
It’s hard to do this book justice- words can’t capture how gorgeous The Golden Mole really is. On the surface a collection of anecdotes about some of the m... READ MORE
A lovely book that you will treasure
A lovely reference book from the multi-talented Katherine Rundell that contains short essays on a selection of fascinating and common animals that will ent... READ MORE
Extraordinary.
Beautifully bound and wonderfully illustrated, this collection of animal essays is fascinating, accessible, well-researched, and lyrically written. It’s th... READ MORE
Spectacular
Katherine Rundell is such a talented writer, and her breath is incredibly varied as well. This book was as informative as it was magical, and I thoroughly ... READ MORE
An enchanting examination of the wonders of the animal kingdom!
Katherine Rundell likely needs no introduction. She's one of the most imaginative and versatile authors working today, and with The Golden Mole she turns h... READ MORE
Rare and Urgent
A passionate and funny read highlighting some our most remarkable creatures, that will soon be lost to extinction. Rundell delves into the folklore, unique... READ MORE
A true treasure of a book
This stunningly beautiful book is a love letter to nature. More than that, it is filled with wit, passion and astonishing facts about creatures I perhaps w... READ MORE
A beautiful and important book
Katherine Rundell is a writer whose versatility in style and subject matter never fails to impress. Following her previous non-fiction triumph Super-Infini... READ MORE
A beautiful work of art with an important message.
This book perfectly illustrates the importance of cover design. When I saw this book in hardback, I ignored it as the cover design was somewhat… well, bori... READ MORE
Fascinating writing
I’d had my eye on this since it came out in hardback, it looked lovely and really fascinating.
This is the soon to be released paperback, and it still h... READ MORE
Beautiful
This is a stunning edition of an incredible book! Beautifully written, and packed with information about endangered animals, as well as a trove of fascinat... READ MORE
An absolute gem!
This edition of The Golden Mole is simply stunning with the gold edges and gorgeous illustrations. Rundell's writing is, as usual, beautiful and mesmerisin... READ MORE
Such a gorgeous special edition!
This book already occupies a big part of my heart, but this special edition is even more stunning. It is a true treasure of a book. It is both a rallying c... READ MORE
absolutely wonderful
A fascinating skip through some wonderful creatures make up this gem of a bestiary. I picked this up because of its short, insightful chapters & well-renow... READ MORE
Synopsis
A pangolin's tongue is longer than its body. It keeps it furled in a nifty pouch near the hip. A swift flies two million kilometres in its lifetime. That's far enough to get to the moon and back twice over - and then once more 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 seahorse, the narwhal and, as astonishing and endangered as them all, the human.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- ISBN: 9780571362493
- Number of pages: 208
- Dimensions: 212 x 165 x 20 mm
- Weight: 560g
- Languages: English
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A cornucopia of delights with a serious message
There is no denying the literary talent of Katherine Rundell; she is an alchemist with language weaving together vocabulary and sentences to create fiction... READ MORE
Happifying
In each short chapter one can gain delight for the day and a wonder filled view of life.
The perfect gift for any nature loving bookworm!
When I sat down to write this review the first thing that came to my head on how to describe The Golden Mole is that it is the perfect gift for any nature... READ MORE
Beautiful and sad
For someone who loves nature, this book was a must read. However, I wasnt expecting to feel as sad whilst reading it. As humans we have affected all of nat... READ MORE
The Golden Mole
Excellent Book, beautifully illustrated and written with sincere passionate prose.
A "must have" reference book for the libraries of the young and old. Mar... READ MORE
unique look at some amazing wildlife and human interaction
I enjoyed the many facts, history and folklore about all these wonderful animals … some of which I’ve never heard of before. I share the author’s fascinati... READ MORE