{"product_id":"oh-rats-the-story-of-rats-and-people-9780147512819","title":"Oh, Rats!: The Story of Rats and People","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Albert Marrin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Puffin Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Puffin Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Animals - Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Squirrels, etc\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrepare to be disgusted, amazed, shocked (and informed) by the astonishing and mysterious creature that has annoyed humanity for centuries: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRats! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cb\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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Pleasantly icky.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Booklist\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes bibliography, further reading list, and a list of rats in literature","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45085542809751,"sku":"9780147512819","price":375.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780147512819.webp?v=1767638131","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/oh-rats-the-story-of-rats-and-people-9780147512819","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}