Oh, rats! :

By: Marrin, AlbertContributor(s): Mordan, C. B [ill.]Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Dutton Childrens Books, c2006Edition: 1st edDescription: 48 p. : ill. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 x 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780525477624; 9780525474390; 0525474390; 0525477624 (trade bdg.); 1415691789 (BWI bdg.)Subject(s): Rats -- Juvenile literature | Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile literature | Rats | Human-animal relationships
Contents:
The rat and I -- Rat relatives and ancestors -- Rats and their ratty ways -- Rats and people -- Yummy rats -- Pesky rats -- Getting rid of rats -- Rats and disease -- Rats to the rescue.
Summary: A history of the relationship between rats and people and the many ways rats have been perceived by mankind.Summary: 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.
List(s) this item appears in: PYP G1 - Urban Wildlife
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-48).

The rat and I -- Rat relatives and ancestors -- Rats and their ratty ways -- Rats and people -- Yummy rats -- Pesky rats -- Getting rid of rats -- Rats and disease -- Rats to the rescue.

A history of the relationship between rats and people and the many ways rats have been perceived by mankind.

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.

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