Oh, Rats!: The Story of Rats and People Hardcover - 2006
by Albert Marrin
Able to claw straight up a brick wall, squeeze through a pipe the widthof a quarter, and gnaw through iron and concrete, rats are also revealedin this fascinating book to be incredibly intelligent and capable of greatcompassion. Weaving science, history, culture, and folklore, awardwinningwriter Albert Marrin offers a look at rats that goes from curiousto repulsive, horrifying to comic, fearsome to inspiring. Arresting blackand-white scratchboard illustrations with bold red accents add visualpunch to this study of a creature that has annoyed, disgusted, nourished,and intrigued its human neighbors throughout the centuries.
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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 great compassion. Weaving science, history, culture, and folklore, awardwinning writer Albert Marrin offers a look at rats that goes from curious to repulsive, horrifying to comic, fearsome to inspiring. Arresting blackand- 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 throughout the centuries.
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- Title Oh, Rats!: The Story of Rats and People
- Author Albert Marrin
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 48
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dutton Books for Young Readers, U.S.A.
- Date August 17, 2006
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780525477624 / 0525477624
- Weight 0.91 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 8.14 x 10.28 x 0.43 in (20.68 x 26.11 x 1.09 cm)
- Ages 08 to 11 years
- Grade levels 3 - 6
- Reading level 960
- Library of Congress subjects Human-animal relationships, Rats
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004024512
- Dewey Decimal Code 599.352
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