Presents the stories of three animal workers, a dog that helps stranded dolphins, a monkey that aids a paralyzed man, and a rat that sniffs out land mines.

Describes the life cycle of rats, their habits, habitats, and reproduction.

Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, origins, various types, interaction with humans, and more of rats.

Who needs to fly to Africa or visit a safari park, when there is so much wildlife on our doorsteps? This book examines rats and discusses where city rats live, what they eat, what dangers they face, and why they like living so close to people. Special spotter's clues symbols highlighting key rat behaviors and features are used throughout the book to enable readers to go on their own city safari once they have finished reading the book.

"La Rata. Talento especial. ¡Es una atleta! Puede correr, nadar y saltar a grandes velocidades. Nunca la atraparás. ¿De qué se alimenta? De abolutamente todo lo que encuentra. Rasgo distintivo. ¡Sus dientes! Pueden crecerle hasta 13 cms al año y con ellos puede morder y roer incluso el cemento."--

One in a series of humorous books about disgusting creatures, The Rat is a look at the black rat. It covers such topics as the rat's long, agile tail (it's good for balancing and picking noses), long teeth (they can chew through anything, including books) and disgusting taste in food (delicious electrical wires in tomato sauce, anyone?). Although silly and off-the-wall, The Rat contains real information that will tie in with curriculum.