Expedition Backyard

English language

Published April 15, 2022 by Penguin Random House LLC.

ISBN:: 978-0-593-12734-6

(1 review)

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. This book concludes with fun …

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. This book concludes with fun activities for kids to do at home.

1 edition

Soh Kam Yung reviewed Expedition Backyard by Rosemary Mosco

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.