A Rat's Tale

by Tor Seidler

Book Overview

Although young Montague Mad-Rat lives in--or rather, under--New York City, he know very few rats besides his mother, who makes hats, his father, who builds mud castles, and his globe-trotting Aunt... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064407799
• ISBN13: 9780064407793
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Harpercoll
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A Rat's Tale

This book is practically about rat life in new york city. Well, sort of, if you think of RICH rats. Rats with umbrellas, and buses, and even hats. A world where Rats live like kings, and everybody appreciates everything they have no matter you be poor or rich. The story begins in central park of new york city where young Montague mad-rat is picking up birds feathers and berries for his mother's RAT/HAT shop. His mother sorts out colors of berries and puts theminto vats, later when they are pulps she puts a feather into the sticky mess and comes out with a beautifully colered hat, which she later fashions into a more reasonable form.Back to the story, montague is doing his daily feather picking-up trip in Central Park when a storm hits. He is forced to flee for his life, or rather for the feathers sake, and rests under bush by the side of a road. Then he noticed a pack of rats standing by the side of the road. They were all carrying umbrellas! Now, since Montague lived under ground, he had never seen the like of these for rats before. but that didn't stop the wildness, for a bus stopped right in front of the rats, and they all jumped onto the bumper in the back. But before the bus had gone for than 10 feet, when a strong gust of wind blew accross the street, blowing one of the rats by the umbrella she was holding, and flies back to the bush that Montague was resting by.He offered to take the girl home, and she accepted, claiming that he had a nose bleed even more than once. For in his rush to say something to her, he had smashed the berries all over his face.And from this little stroll, forms the unexpected fate of all the rats in New York City.A wonderful, warm tale, of art,love, and witty sayings. I would give 5 stars to [A Rat's Tale] and hope you will love it too.

A Rat's Tale

Opinion- A Rat's Tale is plain out great. It is very exciting with some laughs. Tor Siedler is fabulous and the illustrations are fantastic. Also it hass cool characters to relate to. A Rat's tale has an understandable concept and is one of the best books i have read.Recomendations-I think people from 4th through 7th grade should read this book. I say that because children below 4th grade might not understand some vocabulary. I also recomend this to kids who like talking animals like in Stuart Little or Charlotte's Web.

A Rat's Tale

This was one of the best books I have ever read. I am 11 years old, and the reason I got that book was because I have a rat. This book really makes you think twice about rats, and lets you see the difference from upper-class wharf rats to paw-working sewer rats. I rate this as it should be rated, very highly.

I've never read a book more lovely in my reading experiance.

Filled with imagination, adventure, love, sadness, joyfulness and the pure genious of Mr. Seidler's writing. It can touch any age with it's simple beauty. It sets a whole new respect for the animals we so often take for granted. It follows the adventures of a rat who lives a life of timidicy and fear. Who risks his life many times to save all of ratdom. A definate page turner, especially if you live in New York! Just a treasure. You HAVE to read this book.

The greatest rat of all time (and the greatest book too)!

Montague Mad-Rat is a rat born to a family he is ashamed of, he goes on a jorney to save all of rat kind!On his quest he meets many unforgetable characters, and uncovers the secret of his long lost uncle who's name has tortured Montague all his life. This is my absolute favorite book, I have read it three times. It is wonderful! If you enjoy this book, you will enjoy "The Wainscot Weasle" another book by the same author also about a determined little creature. If I could give this book more than five stars, believe me I would!