Bookbox (UK) webpage on Pullman, including
Biography
Audio of "Clockwork"
Philip Pullman's comments on why he wrote it
Downloadable teacher resources (from TeachPrimary.co.uk)
Essay by Philip Pullman where the book came from
Cinderella links, e.g., to variants and cultural comparisons
Cultural comparison of Cinderella stories (Grade 3 lesson) (PDF)
Academic literary criticism:
Article: Democratic Reading: Ideology and genre in "I was a Rat" -- by Shelley King -- [PDF available if logged into UWCSEA Google Apps domain] -- discusses the book in light of Princess Di and the tabloid press in the UK -- and the question of what is truth;
Article in a book: "Philip Pullman's I was a Rat! and the Fairy Tale Re-telling as Instrument of Social Criticism" (read 90% of it online via Google Books) - brings in contemporary issue of the Jamie Bulger case in the UK and the question of the child as animal/monster and children's rights;