Space Station Rat

by Michael J. Daley

Book Overview

A lavender rat, which has escaped from a laboratory, accidentally stows away on a space station. In addition to the scientists, technicians, and astronauts on board, a lonely young boy attracts the rat's attention, and she watches him in an effort to get food. When the two encounter each other, the boy is amazed to discover that the rat has been trained to communicate in sign language and by typing. The two misfits begin a friendship based on need,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823418669
• ISBN13: 9780823418664
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 6

Customer Reviews

Delightful Introduction to Science Fiction

My 8-year-old son loved this book. I read it to him over a few nights and he was enthralled with the story of a boy whose parents work on a space station and the stowaway Rat. The book is fast-paced and exciting. It has turned on my son to the wonders of science fiction. He wants more, more, more books.

smart & intimate sci-fi fun

My 11 year old son and I enjoyed this story about a boy, and his relationship with a genetically modified, highly intelligent, rat. The boy is staying with his scientist parents on a research space station. The rat is a stow-away who longs for freedom. The boy is bored and lonely. The science fiction elements are credible and believable, not comic book fantasy stuff. The relationships are tender, and the villian, a potentially killer robot named "Nanny" is delightfully evil. Highly recommended.