The Giant Rat of Sumatra
Subtitle: or Pirates Galore
Contributors: John Hendrix (Illustrator)
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Published: August 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780060742409
Subjects: Historical - United States - 19th Century; Juvenile Fiction; Fiction; Juvenile Historical Fiction; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction; Humorous Stories; Children: Grades 4-6; History; General; Action & Adventure - General; Juvenile Fiction / General; Pirates; San Diego (Calif.); 19th century
First sentence: My story begins  on the  night an  owl blundered into the belfry and rang the   church  bells.