This book actually grossed me out! Not an easy thing to do. But I had a hard time eating that night. Not for the weak stomached. A bad book!

Albert Marrin writes about historical topics, trends, and events in an enjoyably readable, story-like style. This one will fascinate you, even if the idea of the rats simultaneously repels you!

Excellent supplement when studying the Middle Ages! However, this book is full of interesting facts about the rat and it's ability to adapt in any environment over the whole spectrum of history.

Who knew what amazing creatures rats are! The author of this book decided to write this after encountering a rat as a young boy while he was playing in lumber at his dad's construction site. After spotting a rat, he ran and ran to get away from this huge frightening creature to realize that the rat never even chased him. This fear inspired him to learn everything there was to learn about rats - and he did!

Rats can scale a brick wall-straight up, they can smell to detect TB by smelling saliva samples, rats love water and can paddle half a mile in the ocean and tread water for 3 days. The book contains any fact you could think of about rats.

These creatures are actually more fascinating than you'd think. The book contains mostly text so I think the book if probably more appropriate for students in grades 4-8.

2009 Rebecca Caudill nominee. It is a non-fiction book about….you guessed, RATS! The book is actually very informative and easy to read. Kids will enjoy the fun facts they will find in the book.

Lots of fascinating facts to keep my 5th graders entertained & informed! I use this as a nonfiction read aloud & the sidebars provide for great shared read opportunities.

Absolutely terrifying and informative. This is a good book to read if you aren't squeamish or if you want to know more about rats. Yucko.

If you're looking for something fun and gross for the upcoming Halloween holidays, look no further! Oh, Rats! has plenty of tidbits both fun and gross about rats. Marrin covers pet rats, rats as food, rats as carriers of disease, and rats as aids to society. The pen and ink (?)illustrations by C. B. Mordan are all done in shades of black, white and red giving them an eerie quality heightened by the red rat eyes that stare out from each picture. This is a very balanced look at rats with Marrin giving equal time to both their good and bad traits. Perfect for upper grade school students and older, Oh, Rats! also includes a bibliography, a list of sources for further exploration and a list of juvenile literature that include rat characters.

From the black/white/red colors and cross-hatching illustrations to the random facts to the sidebar stories and info, this book rocks!

It made me want to own a rat. I kept reading parts aloud to my husband because I was so amazed at the ability of rats.

Love how this book is written in a multi-genre format - great mentor for writing :)

dude I read this for my summer reading project going into 6th grade and somehow managed to get a C on it