Vous voulez voir cette page en français ? Cliquez ici.

2 used & new from CDN$ 42.24
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
Rakkety Tam
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book

Rakkety Tam (Paperback)

by Brian Jacques (Author) "Rakkety Rakkety Rakkety Tarn, the drums are beatin' braw ..." (more)
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Available from these sellers.


1 new from CDN$ 74.51 1 used from CDN$ 42.24

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

High Rhulain

High Rhulain

by Brian Jacques
CDN$ 8.99
Loamhedge

Loamhedge

by Brian Jacques
4.5 out of 5 stars (37)  CDN$ 22.71
Eulalia!

Eulalia!

by Brian Jacques
4.0 out of 5 stars (1)  CDN$ 17.96
The Long Patrol

The Long Patrol

by Brian Jacques
4.7 out of 5 stars (166)  CDN$ 10.76
The Bellmaker

The Bellmaker

by Brian Jacques
4.8 out of 5 stars (126)  CDN$ 10.76
› Explore similar items

Product Details

Product Description

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-9–Jacques once again delivers a heroic tale of friendship, valor, and a battle between good and evil. Gulo the Savage and his army of vermin invade Mossflower Country to murder his brother and capture the coveted Walking Stone. Rakkety Tam MacBurl, a highland warrior, and his companion Wild Doogy Plumm, join forces with the hares of the Long Patrol Regiment and the occupants and friends of Redwall Abbey to defeat the villains. Numerous battles occur across Mossflower Country and eventually end at the doorstep of Redwall Abbey. This fast-paced adventure will keep readers on their toes until the final battle. Elliot's ink sketches appear at the head of each chapter, giving readers a glimpse of what is to come. Some characters' accents may pose a slight challenge for those not familiar with the previous books. The colorful writing style, the strong cast of characters, and twisting plot will continue to delight fans of the series.–Christine McGinty, Albany Public Library, NY
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


From Booklist

Gr. 5-8. In this seventeenth Redwall title, Mossflower Country and the peaceful inhabitants of Redwall Abbey are under threat from Gulo the Savage, a flesh-eating wolverine who murdered his father and now seeks to kill his brother and recapture the Walking Stone. Two warrior squirrels, Rakkety Tam McBurl and his friend Wild Doogy Plumm, set out with the hares from the Long Patrol to battle Gulo and protect the abbey residents. Jacques' tale of war and courage includes a cast of thousands that battle fiercely and relish their comradeship, most often through banquet and song. Several intriguing characters stand out, including Yoofuss the vole, a compulsive thief who steals every trinket he comes in contact with; Sister Armel, a Redwall squirrel maid whose dreams help foretell the story's outcome; and a turtle called Rockbottom. The complex plot and frequent use of Scottish dialect may try a casual reader's patience, but Redwall fans won't be deterred. Kay Weisman
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
See all Product Description
Inside This Book (Learn More)
First Sentence
Rakkety Rakkety Rakkety Tarn, the drums are beatin' braw. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What do customers ultimately buy after viewing this item?

Rakkety Tam
91% buy the item featured on this page:
Rakkety Tam 3.0 out of 5 stars (1)
Martin the Warrior
8% buy
Martin the Warrior 4.8 out of 5 stars (201)
CDN$ 10.76
Redwall: The Graphic Novel
1% buy
Redwall: The Graphic Novel
CDN$ 16.27
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

1 Review
5 star:    (0)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:
 (1)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most helpful customer reviews

 
3.0 out of 5 stars A Battle of Epic Proportions, Aug 9 2005
By Brian Austin (Durham, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)   
This review is from: Rakkety Tam (Hardcover)
A fascinating and well written story, although the language is greatly over-done and unnecessarily difficult to read.

There is something deeply appealing about fantasy that successfully weaves a story with the full breadth of nobility and depravity to be found among humans - but uses animals as both the heroes and the villains. This is a war story of astonishing depth and breadth.

If the language had been kept more readable, giving just a hint of the accents and quaint expressions, rather than trying to make the reader hear every word and then translate it, I would willingly have given this book five stars. It is a rewarding read with splendid character development, but dangerously close to exhausting to work through the animal's speech. That said, the author has given meticulous attention to the detail of the language. For anyone willing to tackle the translation process, he has laid out an amazing challenge and a rich story. It is also a linguistic exercise of considerable value, although I doubt that was the author's intent.

A great story, but a lazy or an over-tired reader will be defeated before getting well into it, which is quite unfortunate.

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject







i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.