{"product_id":"oh-rats-pb","title":"Oh Rats!: The Story of Rats and People","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrepare to be disgusted, amazed, shocked (and informed) by the astonishing and mysterious creature that has annoyed humanity for centuries:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRats!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAble 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.\u003cbr\u003e* \"[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.\"\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal, starred review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Pleasantly icky.”\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes bibliography, further reading list, and a list of rats in literature\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50141539041557,"sku":"59811800000","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/2470\/9987\/files\/9780147512819.jpg?v=1791659669","url":"https:\/\/topsyturvytoys.pro\/products\/oh-rats-pb","provider":"Child's Play Toys and Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}