Rotten Ralph Helps Out

By Jack Gantos

Book Overview

"Rotten Ralph is one cat who can make reading fun for kids. And he does " --Marc Brown Sarah needs a topic for her school project on ancient Egypt. Her rotten red cat, Ralph, thinks history is a bore. Only after he spoils a research trip to the library does Ralph decide to help. According to Sarah, the ancient Egyptians believed cats were wise and had special powers. And Rotten Ralph knows he can prove them right This antic adventure is the first Rotten Ralph Rotten Reader, a rambunctious new series for beginning readers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374463557
• ISBN13: 9780374463557
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Sunburst Books
• Length: 47 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 6 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3

Customer Reviews

We love rotten ralph

My 3 year old daughter loves the Rotten Ralph books. He is very humorous and entertaining for me as well. This is not our most favorite one that we have read (probably #2 on our list). Our favorite is 'Best in Show'. I really appreciate the way this one teaches some fun facts about ancient Egypt and some library rules as well. Ralph always comes through in the end as not so rotten.

Walk Like A Rotten Feline!

Jack Gantos' adorably mischievous feline, Rotten Ralph, is at it again! Sarah has a big project due for school about Ancient Egypt and she desperately wants Ralph to assist her. In typical Ralph fashion, however, Ralph wants to do anything but what his ever-so-patient "owner" Sarah wants him to do. Gantos uses the conversations between Sarah and Ralph to inform readers about various aspects of life and culture in Ancient Egypt, but does so in such a way that it doesn't come across as "teachy," but entertaining instead. From the fact that Ancient Egyptians regarded cats as super-special deities to the fact that Ancient Egyptians were the first to invent pancakes, the material presented in this new chapter-book approach from Gantos and Rubel will interest and appeal to children who are ready to graduate from the previous Rotten Ralph books to something they can manage on their own. Rubel's artwork is as charming as ever and Gantos' wit is matchless as Ralph takes on a whole new format of fun and frolic! Sooooooooo cool! A definite winner.

Rotten Ralph in the Classroom

Rotten Ralph is at it again, as mean and self-serving as ever! Sarah is trying to do a school project on the ancient Egyptians and their culture. Ralph could not care less. UNTIL he realizes just how important all of this is to Sarah and how very much she wants his assistance (as well as how much interference he has run in tangling up all her plans!). Gantos takes the ever-lovable, but cantankerous, feline he has masterfully perfected in previous Rotten Ralph books and stepped up the pace to a chapter-book format. Gantos exposes readers to various interesting Egyptian facts throughout the course of the book without ever boring them or "beating" a lesson into them (i.e., Egyptians invented pancakes). Rubel's illustrations are as right-on as ever. Soooooo cool, Gantos! A real winner!