Adventures of the Rat Family: A Fairy Tale (Iona & Peter Opie Library of Children's Literature) - Tapa dura

"An original fairy tale first published in 1893 in France now published for the first time in English. A rat family travels up and down the ladder of reincarnation till they reach the highest level--man. A story that can be enjoyed on many levels. Fanciers of Mrs. Frisby will find this a good read-aloud for younger children and scholars will enjoy the afterword by Brian Taves explaining more about Verne and his work."--Publishers Weekly "An original fairy tale first published in 1893 in France now published for the first time in English. A rat family travels up and down the ladder of reincarnation till they reach the highest level--man. A story that can be enjoyed on many levels. Fanciers of Mrs. Frisby will find this a good read-aloud for younger children and scholars will enjoy the afterword by Brian Taves explaining more about Verne and his work."--Publishers Weekly "An original fairy tale first published in 1893 in France now published for the first time in English. A rat family travels up and down the ladder of reincarnation till they reach the highest level--man. A story that can be enjoyed on many levels. Fanciers of Mrs. Frisby will find this a good read-aloud for younger children and scholars will enjoy the afterword by Brian Taves explaining more about Verne and his work."--Publishers Weekly "An original fairy tale first published in 1893 in France now published for the first time in English. A rat family travels up and down the ladder of reincarnation till they reach the highest level--man. A story that can be enjoyed on many levels. Fanciers of Mrs. Frisby will find this a good read-aloud for younger children and scholars will enjoy the afterword by Brian Taves explaining more about Verne and his work."--Publishers Weekly

Never before available in English, the Adventures of the Rat Family was originally published in the French Figaro illustre in 1891. Reprinted in Verne's posthumous 1910 anthology Hier et Demain, this inventive fairy tale takes a whimsical look at evolution and different forms of life. Verne portrays a magical movement around the evolutionary ladder, as a close-knit family of rats is transformed into various forms of life, from molluscs to birds, finally making a metamorphosis into men and women. Including seventeen lavish colour illustrations, and an afterword by leading Verne expert Brian Taves, the Adventures of the Rat Family attests to the diversity of the Verne's work, showing that he truly is an author for all ages.