In eight animals stories the reader meets a rat family that vacations at a dude ranch, a pig who takes lessons in table manners, a mouse who keeps house for a tomcat, and a buzzard who leaves his money to the Society for Stray Cats--or does he?
These quick, engaging activities help students enjoy the amusing literature of James Marshall. Cross-curricular before-, during-, and after-reading activities are provided for a comprehensive study of Rats on the Range and Other Stories.
The reader meets a rat family that vacations at a dude ranch, a pig who takes lessons in table manners, a mouse who keeps house for a tomcat, and a buzzard who leaves his money to the Society for Stray Cats--or does he?
For use in schools and libraries only. Seven stories deal with various animals, including a frog with magnificent legs, a hungry brontosaurus, a mouse who gets married, and two dogs who send for a cat to get the rats off their roof.
These quick, engaging activities help students enjoy the amusing literature of James Marshall. Cross-curricular before-, during-, and after-reading activities are provided for a comprehensive study of Rats on the Roof and Other Stories.
Some extraordinary rats come to the aid of a mouse family in this Newbery Medal Award–winning classic by notable children’s author Robert C. O’Brien. Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma. And Mrs. Frisby in turn renders them a great service.
What could be more terrifying than a city crawling with rats? In “The Ratcatcher,” a story eerily similar to the legend of the Piped Piper, readers are taken to an old German town where that’s exactly the problem. However, by the end of the tale, it’s not just the rats that have disappeared—it’s all the town’s children! This and other terrible tales are accompanied by full-color images and illustrations that add some beauty to otherwise dark literary worlds. The fire of readers’ imaginations will be lit as they encounter unforgettable storytelling in "Gold-tree and Silver-tree," "The Devil and his Grandmother," and "The King Who Would See Paradise."
When young Montague Mad-Rat meets Isabel Moberly-Rat on his way home from Central Park, he is quickly introduced to a vibrant world beyond his own secluded sewer pipe.
A mysterious picture book turns children into hungry rat creatures. The rats travel through the sewers of the Library of Doom and begin to devour the library\u2019s most precious treasures.