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Rosemary Mosco, Binglin Hu: Expedition Backyard (2022, Penguin Random House LLC) 3 stars

Join two best friends—a mole and vole—on their everyday expeditions to find beautiful plants, meet …

The adventure of a mole and a vole, while educating the reader about nature.

3 stars

A nice, short, graphic novel of the adventures of a mole and a vole, as they explore the world, finding new things which each adventure ending with an illustration by mole. Their adventures begin in the countryside, and then they are accidentally transported to the city. Taking the change in stride, they continue their adventures, gathering more adventurers and making new friends.

In the process of going through their adventures, the reader is given notes on the creatures they encounter in the countryside and the city, showing that nature is all around us and all we need to do is to look out for them to have adventures of our own. The book ends with a guide on how to draw mole and vole and how to go about creating your own nature diary as well as being involved in nature in the city.