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Mrs. Frisby and the rats of NIMH /

O'Brien, Robert C.

Mrs. Frisby and the rats of NIMH / - [1st ed.]. - New York : Atheneum, 1971. - 233 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Sickness of Timothy Frisby -- Mr Ages -- Crow and the cat -- Mr Fitzgibbon's plow -- Five days -- Favor from Jeremy -- Owl -- Go to the rats -- In the rosebush -- Brutus -- In the library -- Isabella -- Powder for dragon -- Marketplace -- In the cage -- Maze -- Lesson in reading -- Air ducts -- Boniface estate -- Main hall -- Toy tinker -- Thorn valley -- Captured -- Seven dead rats -- Escape -- At the meeting -- Doctor -- Epilogue.

Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, 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.

Interest age level : Ages 9-11.

Newbery Medal 1972.

0689704135 9780689704130 0689206518 9780689206511

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Mice--Juvenile fiction.
Rats--Juvenile fiction.
Mice--Fiction.
Rats--Fiction.

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