beautiful, amazing read. i hate rats and this book helped me understand these horrible disgusting creatures. the illustrations are stunning. i know a rat and the picture on the cover looks just like him. Oh, Rats! is my favourite book in the whole world. highly recommended.

it was petty good. i got to know more about rats and how they are better than you think. read in class

rats and humans have a lot in common. rats belong to a different order or group called rodents. and rodents are the largest group of mammals.rodents have come a long way. about 17 millinoin years old, they used to be considered terrible mice.they used to be the laregest rodent that ever existed....7 feet long; the size of a small rinocerous.

rats are uniquely resilient.upon testing the atomic bomb on one pacific island, everythig died except for the rats hiding in their deep burrows. they were not harmed one bit.

rats are also very smart creatures. when rats go to steal an egg from a chicken coop, one rat grabs the egg, lays upside down, thus carrying the egg with all four paws laying on its back upsidedown while another rat ties its tail to the one while they back their way to the rats' nest as so to not break the egg. brilliant!

rat kings: we think we might know what a rat king is, but no. it is not a super rat that rules all rats. it is when rats live in a nest and get their tails tangled together. their tails become glued together by feces and dried blood and dirt. this tightens permanently and they thus form a rat king, unable to get food alone, they must move together or all members would starve.

humans and rats have never been strangers. there really is a number of rodent hairs and feces allowed in some foods. bon appetit.

there really is a children's song that tells of the worst disease carried by rats:

ring around the rosy
pockets full of posies
ashes, ashes
we all fall down.

this song dealt with the plague.
this plague came from rats!

Just to let you know that this is an interesting book but it has some grose parts!!

So much fun. I can't wait to read it to the 5th and 6th graders.

4.5 stars

This book was loads of disgusting fun! I hate rodents with a passion. And I squirmed the whole way through this book but it is also incredibly interesting. It takes a look at the long history humans and rat have shared...and continue to share. My boys in particular love this book...no need for a reluctant reader when you have a detailed rodent book laying around!

Lots of interesting facts about rats...how they live, eat, reproduce, carry diseases, help scientists test drugs, etc. Kids will find some things gruesome, gross, ghastly, and fascinating, but in a easy to read, simple format. Not long in length, a good non-fiction book to keep them interested.

I was amazed at what I learned about rats! I never knew that a rat can be flushed down a toilet and still live! This nonfiction title is a facinating look at the rodents that we love to hate.

Great mentor text for nonfiction, even with the gross parts.

Focusing on the historical and current connection between rats and people, Oh Rats! provides the trivia (teeth grow five inches a year) then discusses their influences in areas such as: science, wars, medicine, food production, pest control, and yes, even menus.

Well researched and written. Lots of interesting facts about rats...how they live, eat, reproduce, carry diseases, help scientists test drugs, etc. Kids will find some things gruesome, gross, ghastly, and fascinating, but in a easy to read, simple format. Sidebars on nearly every page provide additional fun facts. Not long in length, this is a good non-fiction book to keep them interested.

Woodcut illustrations in black, white, and red are somewhat creepy (so perhaps on topic). But let's just say it: some of them made me cringe. If you want to know rats, this is your book.

A bibliography is provided at the end, as well as a short list of recommended reading, including a list of fictional books that feature rats as (good or evil) characters. While this book would be a great read for those interested in rats, it is perhaps not a great choice for report-writing (no index, no clear organization to the content.)

3.5 stars