Mortimer, Joan Marie Galat
Mortimer, Joan Marie Galat
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Mortimer
Rat Race to Space

Author: Joan Marie Galat

Narrator: Grant Wiens

Unabridged: 3 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/02/2023

Synopsis

Mortimer T. Flightdeck, Ratonaut and Future YouTube Sensation, has big plans for ratkind.

A spot on the International Space Station (ISS) has opened up, and Mortimer, is not about to miss his chance to become an intergalactic space rat. And that's just the first step in his master plan to prove that rats are much better suited than humans for a future mission to Mars. He packs his camera and prepares to take to the internet with his evidence of rat superiority.

But when Mortimer's schemes go awry, he is forced to face new truths about dreams, friendship, and choosing the right thing to do. Maybe not everything is a rat race.

About Joan Marie Galat

Joan Marie Galat is an award-winning author of more than twenty-five books for children and adults, with translations in eight languages. She is best known for her science books for children, especially her astronomy titles and interest in everything outer space. Her books have won and been nominated for numerous awards, including the Moonbeam Children's Book, Crystal Kite, Skipping Stones, Rocky Mountain Book, Red Cedar Book, Green Prize for Sustainable Literature and Hackmatack awards, among others. She is the 2018 recipient of the Martha Weston Grant, awarded annually to one member (worldwide) of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Joan lives near Edmonton, Alberta.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shaula

Mortimer may be a lab rat, but I just fell in love. He is a rat on a mission and, as sometimes happens in life, he has to pause along the way to reflect on his beliefs and change course — unafraid to admit he may have been a tad wrong in his assumptions. As Mortimer’s action-packed International Spac......more

Goodreads review by American

Before I began reading this book, I thought the cover was so eye catching and made me so excited to start reading! I love animals and anything space themed and I was sure it would be a good read. I really liked how Mortimer and some of his friends are named after types of cheeses and I thought it wa......more

Goodreads review by Laurie

A rat in space? What could be more exciting? Meet Mortimer, the rat. Mortimer is not your everyday kind of rat. Think bigger. Dream bigger. Imagine bigger. Mortimer wants to be a ratonaut, an intergalactic space rat. Mortimer's mission? To prove, once and for all, the superiority of rats over humans......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie

Mortimer the rat dreams of going to space and proving rats are better suited for space than humans. When he gets a chance to go to the ISS, he tries to demonstrate how great rats are by performing experiments. This book was super cute. Mortimer is a good main character and Boris is an excellent sidek......more

Goodreads review by Kay

As much as I HIGH DISLIKE RATS, I really enjoyed this book. The space info was given in small chunks and are super manageable. The characters are cute enough to appeal to middle-graders but mature enough to think through their problems. / I'm not overly fond of the letter code system and found it he......more

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