The animal world includes many beautiful, colorful, and majestic creatures, but some of nature''s creatures are strange-looking, even ugly to human eyes. The naked mole rat belongs to this group of animals. Readers of this absorbing volume will discover fascinating facts about these creepy animals, who live in colonies organized like those of bees and ants, and aren''t actually moles or rats! Age-appropriate text highlights important elementary science concepts, and colorful photographs will delight readers. Captions, fact boxes, and a graphic organizer enrich the main narrative.