{"product_id":"oh-rats-the-story-of-rats-and-people-0147512816","title":"Oh Rats!: The Story of Rats and People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0147512816\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marrin, Albert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrepare to be disgusted, amazed, shocked (and informed) by the astonishing and mysterious creature that has annoyed humanity for centuries:Rats!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 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.* \"[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.\"-School Library Journal, starred reviewPleasantly icky.-BooklistA Junior Library Guild SelectionIncludes bibliography, further reading list, and a list of rats in literature\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51666014830880,"sku":"NEW0147512816","price":12.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71rR20pMysL.jpg?v=1778918799","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/oh-rats-the-story-of-rats-and-people-0147512816","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}