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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
O'Brien, Robert C.
Illustrator: Bernstein, Zena
Publisher: Atheneum
Number of Pages: 233
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Genres:
Animals
Fantasy
Material Type/Location:
Youth Fiction
Reading Level:
2-3
4-5
6-8
Awards:
Newbery Medal
Voice of Youth Award Nominee
Why I liked this title:
If like most people you are used to thinking of rats as unpleasant, mean, scavengers, pick up this book and get a whole new view of these amazing creatures. Mrs. Frisby, a small, widowed field mouse, has a problem: her winter home in a buried cinderblock is about to be destroyed by a farmer’s plow, and somehow she must move it. The situation is rather urgent, since one of her children is very sick. As she asks her neighbors for help, she is guided to a most unusual group of rats who live nearby in secret. Get to know this amazing group, the rats of NIMH. You will have a wonderful time--and you will never think of rats in the same way again--guaranteed!
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Reviewed by: Mary Michell on 6/1/2007
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