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About The Book

Molly, Jake, and Dexter are just trying
to survive in a cat-eat-mouse world!

Dexter is the newest class pet in Miss Clark's classroom. Just as brother and sister mice Molly and Jake are getting settled inside the walls of P.S. 42 and Miss Clark's room, Dexter escapes from his cage and turns the classroom upside down. Pretty soon he's in the company of Molly and Jake, and it's their job to show him how to survive in the world outside his cage. Teaching "survival school" isn't as easy as it seems, and before long, Jake, Molly, and Dexter find themselves caught in a series of survival lessons.
Will they ever escape the mousetrap set by the janitor, Mr. Hobbs? Will a run-in with sewer rats mean the end of the line? And will Big Gray, the mean bully cat, show up and claim his revenge on Jake?
Survival School is now in session and you
won't want to miss a single lesson!

About The Author

Frank Asch (1946–2022) was a graduate of Cooper Union, and wrote and illustrated more than eighty children’s books, among them the bestselling classics featuring Moonbear and Baby Bear, Russian National Bestseller Award recipient Here Comes the Cat!, and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Golden Award winner Like a Windy Day. Mr. Asch lived in Hawaii with his family.

About The Illustrator

John Kanzler, his wife, Diane, and their five cats live on a small farm in Greenfield, Massachusetts, which is also home to many, many mice.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Aladdin (June 24, 2014)
  • Length: 96 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781481436274
  • Ages: 7 - 11

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