The song of the ship rat / by Ben Brown ; illustrated by Helen Taylor.
"About a rat that has spent its life aboard a ship that has travelled the world. It tells of far-off lands and dangerous encounters, in particular with the dockside cat Tom Strangler (which, it is implied, resulted in a mortal end for his friend Molly). The rat has now grown old and returned as...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Auckland, N.Z. :
Scholastic,
2013.
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| Summary: | "About a rat that has spent its life aboard a ship that has travelled the world. It tells of far-off lands and dangerous encounters, in particular with the dockside cat Tom Strangler (which, it is implied, resulted in a mortal end for his friend Molly). The rat has now grown old and returned ashore for his last days - to realise that you can take the rat off the sea, but a ship rat he will always be"--Publisher information. Suggested level: junior. |
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| Item Description: | Picture story book for children. |
| Physical Description: | 32 variously numbered pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm |
| ISBN: | 1775430480 9781775430483 |