The Infamous Ratsos
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2021 · Est. 29 min read-aloud

The Infamous Ratsos

By Kara LaReau, Matt Myers (Illustrator)

Book #4 in the Infamous Ratsos series

A group of young scouts embark on a camping trip, learning valuable lessons about teamwork, perseverance, and the importance of asking for help when needed.

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80 pages· 3,664 words· Est. 29 min read-aloud
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Louie and Ralphie Ratso embark on their first camping trip with the Big City Scouts, guided by Grandpa Ratso. He insists they solve problems without help, but pitching tents and making fires prove difficult. As the Scouts struggle, an unexpected revelation challenges their motto: true courage lies in asking for help and working together. Will they embrace teamwork to navigate the wilderness?

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Louie and Ralphie discover that camping is not easy – especially since Scoutmaster Grandpa Ratso doesn’t think they should ask for help – in the latest adventure in the Infamous Ratsos series. Ralphie and Louie Ratso and the rest of the Big City Scouts are leaving the city to go camping for the first time. And they have a special guide: Grandpa Ratso! He was Scoutmaster when Ralphie and Louie’s dad, Big Lou, was a kid. Grandpa teaches everyone the Scouts motto he still remembers, which says that Big City Scouts are always able to solve problems without asking for help. But the Scouts soon find that figuring out how to pitch a tent, make a fire, and find their way through the woods is tough to do by themselves. In fact, not asking for help isn’t working at all! Luckily for the Scouts, someone unexpected comes along to set them all straight about what the motto really says: Scouts have the courage to ask for help and work together. Kara LaReau and Matt Myers team up again to combine witty text and humorous illustrations for the fourth book in the Infamous Ratsos series.

At a glance
Format
Pages
80
Words
3,664
Reading age
5–8
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
620L
Themes & topics
Books about siblingsBooks about outdoor activitiesBooks about scoutingBooks about problem solvingBooks about camping
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
April 6, 2021
Publisher
Candlewick
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781536219036

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