The Rat (Disgusting Critters Series)

by Elise Gravel

Overview

One in a series of humorous books about disgusting creatures, The Rat is a look at the black rat. It covers such topics as the rat's long, agile tail (it's good for balancing and picking noses), long teeth (they can chew through anything, including books) and disgusting taste in food (delicious electrical wires in tomato sauce, anyone?). Although silly and off-the-wall, The Rat contains real information that will tie in with curriculum.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781770496590
Publisher:	Tundra
Publication date:	07/05/2016
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	44,436
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

ELISE GRAVEL is an award-winning author/illustrator from Quebec. She has won a Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration in French, and is well-known for her original, wacky picture books and graphic novels. After completing her studies in graphic design, Elise found herself quickly swept up into the glamorous world of illustration. Her old design habits drive her to work a little text here and there into her drawings and she loves to handle the design of her assignments from start to finish. She is inspired by social causes and likes projects that can handle a good dose of eccentricity. The author lives in Montreal, Quebec.

Editorial Reviews

PRAISE FOR The Rat:

"...gently amusing and somewhat informative, these cartoon books will find a home in many a classroom library and will meet the basic needs for those children who dread nonfiction book reports." - School Library Journal

"Gravel ... has created a title with great kid appeal. Share with browsers or hand to beginning readers looking for something a little different for that animal report." - Booklist

From the Publisher

A rat fits well into the “Disgusting Critters” series. Much bigger than a mouse, the two most common rats are a brown rat and a black rat. The rat’s long tail is very useful for grabbing and holding things. Rats can squeeze its entire body through a hole the size of a quarter. Their diet, their characteristics and habits, and their habitat are but some of the informative points presented. Zany illustrations resemble cartoons add to the short, easy-to-read, drawn text letters of various color, shape, and size. This book offers readers an excellent way to become interested in nonfiction topics. The science elements fit the school curriculum and it will work well as a supplement to science lessons or as an independent choice of reading material. Early readers will welcome this “Disgusting Critters” series book with its engaging, informative, and appealing text. Reviewer: Nancy Garhan Attebury; Ages 6 to 9.

Children's Literature - Nancy Garhan Attebury