The Golden Mole: and Other Living Treasure

by Katherine Rundell

Other authorsTalya Baldwin (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2022

Status

Available

Call number

333.9522

Collection

Publication

Faber & Faber (2022), Edition: Main, 208 pages

Description

"A gloriously illustrated and fascinating bestiary of the world's most extraordinary endangered animals - a treasure trove of vanishing wonders."-- "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. A giraffe was once given to the King of France; she marched through the streets, dressed in the finest couture raincoat Paris could produce. A pangolin's tongue is longer than its body. It keeps it neatly furled in a pouch near the hip. A lavishly illustrated collection of the lives of some of the Earth's most astounding animals, The Golden Mole is a chance to be awestruck and lovestruck - to reckon with the beauty of the world, its fragility, and its strangeness."--… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Eyejaybee
This was a delightful book. I hadn’t known what to expect, having bought it on a whim when I saw a big pile of copies in my regular bookshop, after having been enthralled by [Super-Infinite], her recent biography of John Donne.

It is a compendium of short articles about various wondrous creatures,
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offering a blend of folklore and little-known biological ephemera about them, and accompanied by some beautiful illustrations. I took it with me on a brief trip and found it immensely enjoyable to dip into, reading a couple of entries at a time
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Awards

British Book Award (Shortlist — 2023)
James Cropper Wainwright Prize (Shortlist — 2023)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2022-10-10

Physical description

208 p.; 8.35 inches

ISBN

0571362494 / 9780571362493

Local notes

A lavishly illustrated compendium of the staggering lives of some of the world's most endangered animals.

Signed by the author.
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