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Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Puffin Books) [Paperback]

Robert O'Brien
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Book Description

27 Feb 1975 Puffin Books

They are not like other rats. They work at night, in secret . . .

Time is running out for Mrs Frisby. She must move her family of mice before the farmer destroys their home. But her youngest son, Timothy, is too ill to survive the move.

Help comes in the unexpected form of a group of mysterious, super-intelligent rats. But the rats are in danger too, and little by little Mrs Frisby discovers their extraordinary past . . .


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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin; New Ed edition (27 Feb 1975)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0140307257
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140307252
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.3 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 6,521 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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There's something very strange about the rats living under the rosebush in 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 civilisation 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) grabs 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 look at alley rats and field mice the same way again. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter

About the Author

Robert O'Brien was, in private life, Robert Conly, senior assistant editor of National Geographic Magazine where he worked for over twenty years. He wrote three books for children and one for adults and won the Newbery Medal for MRS FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH, filmed as THE SECRETS OF NIMH. Robert O'Brien died in 1973.

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book to read. 24 April 2002
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I am in 1st year at the academy and in my English class I have read a novel called Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh. It is a great novel because it has great characters in it.
It is all about a mouse called Mrs. Friby and she has four children and she has a sick child called Timothy and Mrs. Frisby goes out on a journey to get help from rats for medicine. There is farmer called Mr. Fitzgibbon who is going to run over their house with a tractor and the rats help her and her family to move house.
I would award it a five-star because it is the greatest book I have read in Englissh at the moment and if there is anybody out there who is thinking to read it should read it.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A book that will appeal to the child in everyone. 27 April 1999
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Format:Paperback
The first I ever heard of this book, I was all of 10 years old. My home teacher, Mrs Bird, would read to us in the closing minutes of the school day. It wasn't too long before we were all totally captivated by this gorgeous litte tale. But the year came to an end too soon and we never did get to the end of the story. Now, 20 years on, I figured it was time to find out just what happened to The Frisby Family and the mysterious Rats of Nimh.

It is spring and Mr Fitzgibbon is getting ready to plough his field. This causes a great deal of distress for a family of field mice who have their winter home in an old cement block in the field. Normally, at the first signs of spring, they would pack up what they could carry and move to their summer home, far removed from the tractors and ploughs. But this year Mrs Frisby's youngest, Timothy, falls ill and the doctor's advice is, above all else, that he not be moved. But what can she do? With little time to spare and simply no other options available to her, Mrs Frisby seeks out the Rats of Nimh and before too long, she finds herself caught up in the company of these amazing rats.

Thus, we enter the secret world under the rosebush. We learn how the Rats of Nimh came to be, we meet Nicodemus, Arthur and the brave Justin, we learn all about The Plan and the role Mrs Frisby's late husband, Jonathan, played in the Rats' colourful history.

It's a wonderful story with delightful characters - Mr Ages, the doctor; young Jeremy the Crow; the fearsome farm cat, Dragon and above all the brave and simply lovely Mrs Frisby, who is determined to save her family - at all costs.

It's a book that will appeal to everyone - regardless of age!!

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Childrens Book For All Ages 26 Oct 2003
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Format:Paperback
A marvelously written adventure story that turns the animals into great fully fledged characters. A book that I first encountered in the early seventies and continue to read and recommend now. Buy it for the kids and read it for yourself.
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4.0 out of 5 stars lovely childrens book, I read when I was in school, now can share it...
lovely childrens book, I read when I was in school, have re read it and now can share it with my daughter!
Published 15 days ago by Ms. R. Morrison
4.0 out of 5 stars A Trip Down Memory Lane
I first read this book when still at school and happened upon it for the kindle. It's a great children's book with delightful characters,
Inspires children to use their... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it as a kid and now mine do too.
This was one of my favourite books when I was a kid. I'm really enjoying rediscovering while reding I to m children.
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Re-reading this book almost thirty years after I read it the first time it brought back fond memories and I felt completely transported into the world of the Rats and Mice... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another old favourite.
All of the grand children now have a copy of this excellent book,It was a favourite of their parents and looks as though it will be one of the next generation's too.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not great
I read this book at school which may be why I didn't like it. Nobody likes things that they are forced to read. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Still a great read
Reads this when I was younger and bought to read to my 7 year old and she is enjoying it now too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty nice book
At first i watched a cartoon. So it is awesome that the illustration on the front is from it. And the book itself is good.
Published 16 months ago by Desert Mongoose
5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic!
This was one of my favourite books as a child growing up and I bought it for my 8 year old for Christmas hoping she would love it as much as I did! (turns out she does)
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Story for All Ages
When I was a teacher I was given this book by an older child from another class. He asked me to read it to my own class of 7 year olds but said he did not need the book back... Read more
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