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After escaping from her scientist captors, Rat finds herself aboard a space station
When Rat—a lavender-colored, highly intelligent rat—escaped from her cage and found a hiding place in a nearby crate, she had no idea she’d be headed for the stars. A space station, she quickly discovers, is no place for a rat. It’s hard to find food amid the humans and robots aboard the craft, and even harder to move around undetected....
When Rat—a lavender-colored, highly intelligent rat—escaped from her cage and found a hiding place in a nearby crate, she had no idea she’d be headed for the stars. A space station, she quickly discovers, is no place for a rat. It’s hard to find food amid the humans and robots aboard the craft, and even harder to move around undetected....
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The Rats is the story of Dr. Rago and Fujikawa. Rago uses a profession of nobility and admiration to questionable ends. The other, Fujikawa, a wino and derelict, supplies the ethic and humanity.The Cockroach is a fusion of cultures in America, north and south. A light little comedy of high intent invaded by lowly interferences.
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The Rat Its History amp Destructive Character With Numerous Anecdotes By James Rodwell This book is one of the earliest published works dealing solely with the Rat, its history and natural history, and the numerous methods for its disposal. Its author states "I have studied the Nature, Fecundity, and Devastating Character of the Rat, and I have spared neither the time nor trouble in obtaining all the information within my power." First published in...
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Stainless Steel Rat volume 1
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Here's the original short story that first introduced us to Slippery Jim diGriz, better known as the Stainless Steel Rat! diGriz is charming, quick-witted, sophisticated, and a devious criminal mastermind. The Rat has just pulled off a successful and complex criminal operation, but the Special Corps is on his trail. Is this the end for the Stainless Steel Rat or just the beginning? Join Slippery Jim on this rollicking adventure.
12) Rat
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Colin is tired of school bullies and other students' refusal to speak up or "rat" on the real troublemakers. When Colin does speak out against a couple of school thugs, they post an embarrassing photo of him on a social networking website. Colin makes some new enemies in the process but also a few new allies, including the VP, Mr. Miller. One of Colin's new unwanted allies, though, is Jerome, who is selling weapons to kids at school for "self defense."...
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2012
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Marius dos Hellespont and his apprentice, Gerd, are professional looters of battlefields. When they stumble upon the corpse of the King of Scorby and Gerd is killed, Marius is mistaken for the monarch by one of the dead soldiers, is transported down to the Kingdom of the Dead. The dead need a King—the King is God's representative, and someone needs to remind God where they are.
Marius is banished to the surface with one message: if he wants...
Marius is banished to the surface with one message: if he wants...
14) River Rats
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The second in this series, follow our intrepid adventures as they are dumped on yet another alien world, the cubic lifeform having stowed away on one of their boats, upsetting the delicate computational weight settings of the return journey to earth. Marooned yet again they find themselves battling for survival.
15) Rat Trap
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Rat and Jeff are back and still aboard the space station-but with suspicious scientists and robots around every corner, Rat is in danger again Rat barely escaped the wrath of the researchers aboard the space station last time around. Thanks to her best friend, Jeff, she has managed to stay safe and out of sight. When Jeff learns that he and his parents will be taking the shuttle back to Earth, he's thrilled. But the scientists-Jeff's parents included-want...
16) Hood Rat
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Hood rat: a woman of questionable repute, one who has been known to "get around" in the 'hood. Yoshi is young, fine, and larcenous. She lives her life playing on men's hearts as well as their pockets. But she learns the hard way that all that glitters isn't gold. Billy, a former high school basketball star, is at the end of her rope with the opposite sex. To her, all men are dogs, so she secretly seeks comfort in the arms of women-until she meets...
17) Little Rat rides
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Little Rat overcomes her fear and learns to ride a horse, just like her daddy did when he was young.
19) Rats
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In Rats, early readers will learn all about the responsibilities of having a rat and find out how they can keep their pet healthy and happy. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they discover what it takes to be a pet owner.
A labeled diagram helps readers understand what a rat needs, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about pet rats online using our safe search...
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This book reflects some of the great, and often humorous, experiences he's had in his career, as well as sharing many of his most successful activities he has found useful as an educator. Some are "originals," but many are "borrowed" and revised to fit for his use. He understands the importance of sharing valuable educational tools and activities, so hopes you can find use for some of them in educating the children of all ages in your lives.