The Highway Rat (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780545477581)

From the bestselling creators of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Quick Hide all your goodies The Highway Rat's coming, and he's going to steal your snacks...He takes clover from a rabbit, nuts from a squirrel -- he even steals his own horse's hay Can no one stop him?The creators of Stick Man and A Gold Star for Zog stand and deliver this fabulous new story of a wickedly loveable villain who gets his just deserts.

Author: Julia Donaldson
ISBN-10: 0545477581
ISBN-13: 9780545477581
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2013
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.90w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 157928 / Highway Rat

Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/11/2013 pg. 63
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2013
School Library Journal 03/01/2013 pg. 134
Booklist 04/01/2013 pg. 84
New York Times Book Review 04/14/2013 pg. 14
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2013 pg. 57
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2013 pg. 31

About the Author

Julia Donaldson served as the UK Children's Laureate from 2011 to 2013 and has written many bestselling and beloved children's books, including The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, and Stick Man. She lives in West Sussex in the south of the UK.

Axel Scheffler's award-winning books include Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale, and The Gruffalo. His illustrations have been published in more than 30 countries. He lives in London, England.