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Starred Review on November 1, 2015 | Picture Books
K-Gr 3—In this mostly wordless allegory, a mole moves into a verdant field. Soon, more moles join him, each new page depicting an expanding underground civilization. As time goes by, increasingly advanced digging machinery enlarges the moles' domain, creating a bustling metropolis but progressively destroying and polluting the meadow above until there is only a small patch o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
This is an unsubtle but nevertheless compelling parable of environmental destruction. The almost-wordless book traces--in shadowy shades o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More