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020 _a9781776570751 (paperback)
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092 _aOLDER FICTION
100 1 _991597
_aCowley, Joy,
_d1936-
_eauthor,
_eadapter.
245 1 4 _aThe road to Ratenburg /
_cJoy Cowley ; illustrations by Gavin Bishop.
260 _aWellington, New Zealand :
_bGecko Press,
_c2016.
300 _a192 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c20 cm.
520 _aA 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.
650 0 _9152997
_aRats
_vChildren's fiction.
655 4 _9200
_aChildren's stories, New Zealand.
650 0 _9162511
_aVoyages and travels
_vChildren's fiction.
650 0 _9162783
_aFamilies
_vChildren's fiction.
700 1 _981332
_aBishop, Gavin,
_d1946-
_eillustrator.
942 _2ddc
_cJF
999 _c154740
_d154740