Prepare to be disgusted, amazed, shocked (and informed) by the astonishing and mysterious creature that has annoyed humanity for centuries: Rats
Able to claw straight up a brick wall, squeeze through a pipe the width of a quarter, and gnaw through iron and concrete, rats are also revealed in this fascinating book to be incredibly intelligent and capable of compassion. Weaving together science, history, culture, and folklore, award-winning writer Albert Marrin offers a look at rats that goes from the curious to repulsive, horrifying to comic, fearsome to inspiring. Arresting black-and-white scratchboard illustrations with bold red accents add visual punch to this study of a creature that has annoyed, disgusted, nourished, and intrigued its human neighbors for centuries.
* " A] lively and informative overview of the history and behavior of the widely encountered rodent.... It's a different sort of discussion... for this well-known historian and biographer and one that he has clearly enjoyed, as will a wide variety of nonfiction readers and animal fans. There's a bibliography of adult sources and children's nonfiction as well as a listing of literary works featuring rats."
--School Library Journal, starred review "Pleasantly icky."
--Booklist
A Junior Library Guild Selection Includes bibliography, further reading list, and a list of rats in literature
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 10/02/2014
ISBN: 9780147512819
Pages: 98
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.20w x 0.40d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 106749 / Oh, Rats! the Story of Rats and People
Reading Level: 6.2 /
Interest Level: Lower Grade /
Point Value: 2
