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That Pesky Rat
By Child, Lauren
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76361-873-5
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2002.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 22, 2002
K-Gr 3 He doesn't have a home or an owner, and, most of all, he doesn't have a name-and that pesky brown rat wants all three. He wants "to live with creature comforts. To belong to somebody. To be a real pet." In this hilarious paean to dreaming big (and learning to compromise), the rodent looks at Pierre the chinchilla, who belongs to Madame Fifi; Nibbles the rabbit, who works in a circus; and Andrew the Scottie dog, who lives with Miss St. Clair. All seem to ha...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
