A Rat's Tale - Softcover

Seidler, Tor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0064407799 ISBN 13: 9780064407793

Publisher: Trophy Pr, 1999

Synopsis

Montague Mad-Rat lives a solitary existence in the sewers of New York City. His only delights are scavenging in Central Park for feathers and berries for his mother, and painting the seashells his aunt brings him. One day, he rescues the beautiful Isabel Moberly-Rat and, upon escorting her home, is introduced to a world he never knew existed. For she lives at the wharves, in a spacious crate, among rats who look down on those--like him--who make things with their paws. Suddenly Montague is ashamed. So when he hears about the campaign to save the wharves from human destruction, he does all he can to help. But how much can one rat really do, especially when he's an outcast?Montague Mad-Rat lives a solitary existence in the sewers of New York City. His only delights are scavenging through Central Park for feathers and berries for his mother, and painting the seashells his aunt brings him. One day, he rescues the beautiful Isabel Moberly-Rat, and upon escorting her home is introduced to a world he never knew existed. For she lives at the wharves, in a spacious crate, among rats who look down on thoselike himwho make things with their paws. Suddenly Montague is ashamed. So when he hears about the campaign to save the wharf from human destruction, he does all he can to help. But how much can one rat really do, especially when hes an outcast?A Rats Tale may well do for rats what Charlottes Web has done for spiders. NewsdayBeautifully told, Seidlers fantasy never falters. A grand adventure. A superb book. Boxed Review/Publishers Weekly A feast for fantasy lovers. The kind of entrancing reality found in The Cricket in Times Square or even Stuart Little.Pointer Review/Kirkus Reviews Like Charlottes Web or The Wind in the Willows, Tor Seidlers delightful new book, A Rats Tale, is suffused with humor, pathos, and moral beauty.The Washington Post Book World

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Review

"A grand adventure . . . A superb book." —Boxed review, "Publishers Weekly " "A feast for fantasy lovers. The kind of entrancing reality found in "The Cricket in Times Square" or even "Stuart Little"." —Starred, Kirkus Reviews  "Seidler has created . . . an appealing hero . . . to stand alongside Stuart Little." —The New York Times Book Review "Like "Charlotte's Web" or "The Wind in the Willows", Tor Seidler's delightful new book, "A Rat's Tale", is suffused with humor, pathos, and moral beauty." —"The Washington Post Book World "

"A grand adventure . . . A superb book." --Boxed review, "Publishers Weekly " "A feast for fantasy lovers. The kind of entrancing reality found in "The Cricket in Times Square" or even "Stuart Little."" --Starred, Kirkus Reviews "Seidler has created . . . an appealing hero . . . to stand alongside Stuart Little." --The New York Times Book Review "Like "Charlotte's Web" or "The Wind in the Willows," Tor Seidler's delightful new book, "A Rat's Tale," is suffused with humor, pathos, and moral beauty." --"The Washington Post Book World "

A grand adventure . . . A superb book. "Boxed review, Publishers Weekly"

A feast for fantasy lovers. The kind of entrancing reality found in "The Cricket in Times Square" or even "Stuart Little." "Starred, Kirkus Reviews"

Seidler has created . . . an appealing hero . . . to stand alongside Stuart Little. "The New York Times Book Review"

Like "Charlotte's Web" or "The Wind in the Willows," Tor Seidler's delightful new book, "A Rat's Tale," is suffused with humor, pathos, and moral beauty. "The Washington Post Book World""

A grand adventure . . . A superb book. Boxed review, Publishers Weekly

A feast for fantasy lovers. The kind of entrancing reality found in The Cricket in Times Square or even Stuart Little. Starred, Kirkus Reviews

Seidler has created . . . an appealing hero . . . to stand alongside Stuart Little. The New York Times Book Review

Like Charlotte's Web or The Wind in the Willows, Tor Seidler's delightful new book, A Rat's Tale, is suffused with humor, pathos, and moral beauty. The Washington Post Book World

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"A grand adventure . . . A superb book." --Boxed review, Publishers Weekly

"A feast for fantasy lovers. The kind of entrancing reality found in The Cricket in Times Square or even Stuart Little." --Starred, Kirkus Reviews

"Seidler has created . . . an appealing hero . . . to stand alongside Stuart Little." --The New York Times Book Review

"Like Charlotte's Web or The Wind in the Willows, Tor Seidler's delightful new book, A Rat's Tale, is suffused with humor, pathos, and moral beauty." --The Washington Post Book World

About the Author

Tor Seidler has written several books for young readers, including the sequel to A Rat's Tale, The Revenge of Randal Reese-Rat, and Mean Margaret, a National Book Award Finalist. He lives in New York City. Fred Marcellino (1939-2001) wrote and illustrated many books for children, including a Caldecott Honor Book, Puss in Boots. He began his career in illustration with A Rat's Tale.

About this edition

• Publisher: Trophy Pr
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0064407799
• ISBN 13: 9780064407793
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Marcellino Fred