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Crocker, Carter , Crocker, Carter

The Tale of the Swamp Rat

232 pp. | Philomel | September, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-399-23964-2 $$16.99
(4) 4-6 Ossie the swamp rat is orphaned when a snake eats his family. He survives only because Uncle Will, the ancient gator, takes him in and teaches him about the swamp. The narrative (by a mole) is wide-ranging and slow moving (sometimes too slow moving), covering swamp society, a fire, and the drought that nearly kills the swamp animals.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

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