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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh/Newbery Summer (Paperback)

by Robert C. O'Brien (Author) "Mrs. Frisby, the head of a family of field mice, lived in an underground house in the vegetable garden of a farmer named Mr. Fitzgibbon..." (more)

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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Aladdin (May 1 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0689862202
ISBN-13: 978-0689862205
Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13 x 1.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 159 g

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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) --Emilie Coulter --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Winner of the Newbery Metal and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. An ALA Notable Book. 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 intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma. And Mrs. Frisby in turn renders them a great service. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Adventure (written by sixth grader), Jun 3 2004

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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH is a great book. It is interesting, adventurous,and fits my age group. I was assigned this book as a Novel Study project and therefore thought that it would be boring. As I read on I found out that I was very wrong. This book had a lot of adventure, and was very interesting. But this book also has a lot of descriptive detail and sometimes became boring. I do like a bit of detail because it helps me understand the book more. Some people do like a lot of detail, but that is not my style. Therefore I gave the book 4 stars. Though I like animals, this is not why I liked this book, because I am terrified of rats and mice, though some people call them cute. I liked this book because the author used a device call personification on the characters (the animals) which made it interesting because they now posessed human qualities. I like this device because it means the we can relate to the characters though they are animals. I recommend this book to everyone. Try the book out. It may be boring at first but keep reading, it has a lot of adventure. It turns about to be very exciting.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Mrs.Frisby and The Rats of NIMH, April 29 2004

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This is a a great book for medium size kids. My favorite character is Martin because he is very brave talking at the end.
This is a good book because it keeps you wanting to read more and more. I

had a hard time not going ahead of the schedule.

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4.0 out of 5 stars My Thoughts On Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh, April 29 2004

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This was a very good book about a widowed mother mouse with a child,Timothy who is sick with pnemonia and gets overcomes many problems and fears because of Timothy. First,Mrs. Frisby runs through the cold and darkness to find some doctor(Mr. Ages)to give advise or medicine needless to say Mr. Ages gives her medicine and now another problem occurs it's the end of the winter and it's moving day I think you'll enjoy finding out what comes of this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mrs. Frisby review
Mrs.Frisby and the Rats of NIMH is one of the best books I ever read!It is a very adventurous book, there is a mouse named Mrs. Frisby. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars My thoughts on Mrs.Frisby
This book was pretty good. I liked the fanasy of the animals who got injections and got smarter and a longer life span. Mrs. Read more

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I thought it was a great book! When you read the book you do not wan't to put it down. If you look at the cover,it dosen't look all that great, but when you read you are happy you... Read more

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I thought it was a wonderful book! My favorite charcters were Isabella,Mrs. Frisby,Justin,and Mrs. Frisby's children (Martin,Teresa,Cynthia,and Timothy).

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