TY - BOOK AU - Cowley,Joy AU - Bishop,Gavin TI - The road to Ratenburg SN - 9781776570751 (paperback) PY - 2016/// CY - Wellington, New Zealand PB - Gecko Press KW - Rats KW - Children's fiction KW - Voyages and travels KW - Families KW - Children's stories, New Zealand N2 - A family of rats is forced to leave their home, so sets out to find the fabled city of Ratenburg. Along the way they outwit vicious dogs, tricky rat traps and sharp-beaked hawks, and make some very dangerous crossings. The rat family's adventures test their character and grow bonds between sisters and brothers, family friends, mum and dad. Narrating the tale is Spinnaker Rat, an Edwardian-style father, full of wisdom about the ways of the world, who finds himself learning more than he expected ER -