Misunderstood : why the humble rat may be your best pet ever / Rachel Toor.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First editionDescription: 246 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780374303082
- 0374303088
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 636.9352 T672 | Available | 33111008601680 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 636.9352 T672 | Available | 33111008749158 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
As much a moving memoir as it is an amusing pet manual, Misunderstood is a unique nonfiction book for teens and tweens about domesticated rats in general and a wonderful rat named Iris in particular. Brimming with smarts and energy just like its furry subjects, Rachel Toor's text blends history and science with profiles of interesting people and autobiographical anecdotes as it joyfully sets the record straight about why this reviled creature is actually a most amazing species. Readers will come away with a deeper understanding and appreciation of domestic rats--and may be convinced to adopt one themselves.
Includes bibliographical references.
Shares the author's experiences with her pet rat Iris, offering anecdotes of her antics and other rat owners and discussing how to care for rats, health concerns, life spans, and eating habits.
The haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate: why do so many people abhor/fear/detest rats? -- Who you calling cute? What makes us think something or someone is cute? -- In search of positive images: are there any good representations of rats? -- Mistakes were made: what should you know before you get a rat? -- On the road: what's it like to travel with a rat? -- Empathy: do animals have emotions? -- The rescuer: what kind of person has forty-three rats? -- The rat lady: where do you go for expert advice? -- The secret society: who are the rat lovers? -- Get thee to a rattery: where does a right-minded person acquire a rat? -- This is how grief works: how do you survive the death of a loved one? -- Moving on: does having a rat ruin you for other pets? -- Ratapalooza: what does a celebration of rats look like?