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Riley, Scott

Rats to the Rescue: The Unlikely Heroes Making Cambodia Safe

40 pp. | Lerner/Millbrook | September, 2024 | Trade ISBN 9798765607985 $19.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Huy Voun Lee. With Sambat Meas. The threat of landmines in Cambodia is explained with sensitivity in this nonfiction picture book that tells the story of a native deminer and the “HeroRAT” who helped her do her job. At first, Malen was skeptical that a rat could find deadly landmines, but she later grew to rely on the sensitive nose of Magawa, a giant African pouched rat who had been trained in Tanzania, to sniff out explosives. Lee’s digital illustrations help to demystify the difficult job. Extensive back matter is appended.
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