The song of the ship rat /
Brown, Benjamin, 1962-
The song of the ship rat / by Ben Brown ; illustrated by Helen Taylor. - 32 variously numbered pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm
Picture story book for children.
"About a rat that has spent its life aboard a ship that has travelled the world. It tells of far-off lands and dangerous encounters, in particular with the dockside cat Tom Strangler (which, it is implied, resulted in a mortal end for his friend Molly). The rat has now grown old and returned ashore for his last days - to realise that you can take the rat off the sea, but a ship rat he will always be"--Publisher information. Suggested level: junior.
1775430480 9781775430483
Rats--Fiction
Seafaring life--Fiction
Stories in rhyme
428.6
The song of the ship rat / by Ben Brown ; illustrated by Helen Taylor. - 32 variously numbered pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm
Picture story book for children.
"About a rat that has spent its life aboard a ship that has travelled the world. It tells of far-off lands and dangerous encounters, in particular with the dockside cat Tom Strangler (which, it is implied, resulted in a mortal end for his friend Molly). The rat has now grown old and returned ashore for his last days - to realise that you can take the rat off the sea, but a ship rat he will always be"--Publisher information. Suggested level: junior.
1775430480 9781775430483
Rats--Fiction
Seafaring life--Fiction
Stories in rhyme
428.6