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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Rats of NIMH, Bk 1)
Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - Rats of NIMH, Bk 1
Author: Robert C. O'Brien, Zena Bernstein (Illustrator)
Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intellig...  more »
PBS Market Price: $8.09 or $4.19+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780689710681
ISBN-10: 0689710682
Publication Date: 3/1/1986
Pages: 233
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 211 ratings
Publisher: Aladdin Books
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Rats of NIMH, Bk 1) on + 67 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
There's something very strange about the rats living under the rosebush at the Fitzgibbon farm. But Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with a sick child, is in dire straits and must turn to these exceptional creatures for assistance. Soon she finds herself flying on the back of a crow, slipping sleeping powder into a ferocious cat's dinner dish, and helping 108 brilliant, laboratory-enhanced rats escape to a utopian civilization of their own design, no longer to live "on the edge of somebody else's, like fleas on a dog's back."
This unusual novel, winner of the Newbery Medal (among a host of other accolades) snags the reader on page one and reels in steadily all the way through to the exhilarating conclusion. Robert O'Brien has created a small but complete world in which a mother's concern for her son overpowers her fear of all her natural enemies and allows her to make some extraordinary discoveries along the way. O'Brien's incredible tale, along with Zena Bernstein's appealing ink drawings, ensures that readers will never again look at alley rats and field mice in the same way. (Ages 9 to 12)
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The entire NIMH series was my FAVORITE when I was a kid!! I loved Justin... I loved the Don Bluth film of The Secret Of NIMH, even though they took their liberties with the story (Mrs. Frisby & The Rats of NIMH was the original book title)... But the rest of the series, Racso/RT Margaret were simply excellent stories as well.

My love of these stories also led into my deep devotion to the Redwall series of books. I still own all three NIMH books somewhere in the boxes of my childhood things, though long ago I had to let my Redwall books go (all together as a series on ebay... oh so sad the life of a broke college student)!

I would reccomend either series with all of my book-loving heart. They are both very special to me.
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This is a good classic book for the elementary reader.
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Winner of the Newbery Medal. Winner of the Lewis Carrol Shelf Award, An ALA notable Book a thought-provoking fastasy.


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