Dirty Rats?

Dirty Rats? PDF Author: Darrin Lunde
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1580895662
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Nobody likes a rat. And we're not talking about a snitch here. We're talking about those disgusting bald-tailed rodents that scurry around alleys and in the subway. But, hold on . . . are rats really so bad? There are hundreds of rat species all around the world that defy common stereotypes. Rats help predators survive, allow plants to spread their seeds, and even contribute to medical research that helps humans stay healthy. Simple, clear text introduces many of the rats that crawl on the earth today, where they live, what they eat, and how they survive. Next time you see a rat, take a second look.

Dirty Rats?

Dirty Rats? PDF Author: Darrin Lunde
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1580895662
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Book Description
Nobody likes a rat. And we're not talking about a snitch here. We're talking about those disgusting bald-tailed rodents that scurry around alleys and in the subway. But, hold on . . . are rats really so bad? There are hundreds of rat species all around the world that defy common stereotypes. Rats help predators survive, allow plants to spread their seeds, and even contribute to medical research that helps humans stay healthy. Simple, clear text introduces many of the rats that crawl on the earth today, where they live, what they eat, and how they survive. Next time you see a rat, take a second look.

Rats in the Grain

Rats in the Grain PDF Author: James B Lieber
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465024270
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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Beneath the wholesome image of Archer Daniels Midland lie some of the dirtiest practices in American business: price-fixing, bribery, and cover-ups. Unfolding like a legal thriller, Rats in the Grain portrays the crime and punishment of ADM during the largest white-collar criminal trial of the 1990s. James Lieber profiles the witnesses, the defense lawyers and federal prosecutors, the inner workings of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, and the unpredictable mole Lieber had access to. "A detailed account of how an influential corporation can go rotten." -- The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Snarling Tiger, Dirty Rat

Snarling Tiger, Dirty Rat PDF Author: Stella Hyde
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780399532481
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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Presents the animal aspects of the Chinese zodiac as it guides readers through the darker meanings of the Chinese signs, discussing the influence of the signs on such personal topics as temperament, love and sex, and behavior patterns.

 PDF Author: Harry Highstreet
Publisher: Harry
ISBN: 9781410775559
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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Rats

Rats PDF Author: Robert Sullivan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1596919175
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 270

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New York Public Library Book for the Teenager New York Public Library Book to Remember PSLA Young Adult Top 40 Nonfiction Titles of the Year "Engaging...a lively, informative compendium of facts, theories, and musings."-Michiko Kakutani, New York Times Behold the rat, dirty and disgusting! Robert Sullivan turns the lowly rat into the star of this most perversely intriguing, remarkable, and unexpectedly elegant New York Times bestseller. Love them or loathe them, rats are here to stay-they are city dwellers as much as (or more than) we are, surviving on the effluvia of our society. In Rats, the critically acclaimed bestseller, Robert Sullivan spends a year investigating a rat-infested alley just a few blocks away from Wall Street. Sullivan gets to know not just the beast but its friends and foes: the exterminators, the sanitation workers, the agitators and activists who have played their part in the centuries-old war between human city dweller and wild city rat. Sullivan looks deep into the largely unrecorded history of the city and its masses-its herds-of-rats-like mob. Funny, wise, sometimes disgusting but always compulsively readable, Rats earns its unlikely place alongside the great classics of nature writing. With an all-new Afterword by the author

Dirty Politics

Dirty Politics PDF Author: Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195085532
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 350

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Book Description
In recent years, Americans have become thoroughly disenchanted with political campaigns, especially with ads and speeches that bombard them with sensational images while avoiding significant issues. Now campaign analyst Kathleen Hall Jamieson provides an eye-opening look at the tactics used by political advertisers. Photos and line drawings.

Rat

Rat PDF Author: Matthew Rayner
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 9780836883862
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Presents simple information about rats and choosing one as a pet.

That Pesky Rat

That Pesky Rat PDF Author: Lauren Child
Publisher: Orchard Books
ISBN: 9781408337370
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A funny, touching picture book from Children's Laureate, and Charlie and Lola creator, Lauren Child. Rat lives in dustbin Number 3, Grubby Alley. At night, when he's tucked up in his crisp packet, Rat looks up at all the cosy windows and wonders what it would be like to belong to somebody. To be an actual pet. To have a home of his own . . . Gently exploring themes of homelessness and poverty, this is the perfect way to talk about this often tricky subject with young children and encourage them to empathise with others. At least 10% of the purchase price of every copy of That Pesky Rat sold will be donated to St Mungo's Broadway, a charity providing help, support and advice to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. 'Clever, rewarding and hugely enjoyable' Guardian 'Another little masterpiece from Lauren Child' Mail on Sunday Winner of the Nestle Children's Book Prize Gold Award

Great-Uncle Dracula and the Dirty Rat

Great-Uncle Dracula and the Dirty Rat PDF Author: Jayne Harvey
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780679934578
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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Her younger brother Elliot and his pet rat cause all kinds of problems for Emily, but she is afraid to complain to Great-Uncle Dracula because he is a vampire.

Oh Rats!

Oh Rats! PDF Author: Albert Marrin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147512816
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113

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Prepare to be disgusted, amazed, shocked (and informed) by the astonishing and mysterious creature that has annoyed humanity for centuries: Rats! Able to claw straight up a brick wall, squeeze through a pipe the width of a quarter, and gnaw through iron and concrete, rats are also revealed in this fascinating book to be incredibly intelligent and capable of compassion. Weaving together science, history, culture, and folklore, award-winning writer Albert Marrin offers a look at rats that goes from the curious to repulsive, horrifying to comic, fearsome to inspiring. Arresting black-and-white scratchboard illustrations with bold red accents add visual punch to this study of a creature that has annoyed, disgusted, nourished, and intrigued its human neighbors for centuries. * "[A] lively and informative overview of the history and behavior of the widely encountered rodent.... It's a different sort of discussion... for this well-known historian and biographer and one that he has clearly enjoyed, as will a wide variety of nonfiction readers and animal fans. There's a bibliography of adult sources and children's nonfiction as well as a listing of literary works featuring rats." —School Library Journal, starred review “Pleasantly icky.” —Booklist A Junior Library Guild Selection Includes bibliography, further reading list, and a list of rats in literature