Are rodents underrated? They're certainly more helpful than most people realize. From traveling into space to training as a seeing-eye guide for people, rodents have demonstrated amazing abilities and intelligence. With bright, life-sized illustrations and simple text describing the life cycles, habitats, and ranges of these fascinating creatures, this nonfiction picture book is packed with kid appeal. For instance, the tiny desert kangaroo rat can leap nine feet and the African giant punched rat can sniff out buried land mines!Author-illustrator Roxie Munro has crafted an engaging and true-to-size look at the diverse world of rodents. Back matter includes expanded information on all the species featured, a glossary of important vocabulary introduced in the text, a list of further reading, and an index. A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year