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Title: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
ISBN: 0689206518
Author:
Robert C. O'Brien
Publicate Date: 1971-03-01
Publish: 1971-03-01
List Price: $18.00
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Hardcover
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1: Mrs. Frisby and friends
Mrs. Frisby and the rats of NIMH written by Robert O'Brien (Aladdin, 1986) is an exceptional book that teaches all children that by working together, miracles can happen. Mrs. Frisby, a mouse widow with a sick child must soon make the move to her summer home, or risk being plowed by Mr. Fitzgibbon as he prepares for spring planting. Unable to move on her own due to Timothy's bout with pneumonia, Mrs. Frisby must find help. This quest for help finds Mrs. Frisby flying on the back of a crow, keeping company with an old owl, discovering the world of the mysterious neighboring rats, and being captured by Mr. Fitzgibbon's son. As if all of these adventures weren't enough, Mrs. Frisby also learns of a secret that her late husband kept from her, detailing his remarkable journey to the Fitzgibbon farm. This significant story will teach any child that help can be found from the most unbelievable of sources, and to never give up hope. Mrs. Frisby's story will stick in the minds of its readers long after the final page has been read.
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2: Great Book With Slight Sadness
Summary of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mrs. Frisby, the main character, is a field mouse with four children. One of her sons, Timothy, is sick. She starts him on the road to recovery; then the farmer starts his plow. Will he plow today? Timothy can't leave bed or he could die! Mrs. Frisby decides to gather imformation. She finds out that the farmer will plow in five days. What?! Five days?! But Timothy can't leave bed for a month and Mrs. Frisby's husband died last summer! How will she ever get her family to their summer home on time?
She soon goes through a lot of scary trouble and works out a plan with the rats of Nimh. But now will it work? They keep running into problems! Mrs. Frisby solves many by deciding to risk her life for her two sons, two daughters, but mostly for Timothy.
Now Mrs. Frisby learns of an instant danger the rats are in! Can they leave on time? Two rats are killed, but the rest escape. Is Justin one of the rats killed? Robert C. O'Brien leaves you to decide. To find out what adventures and misadventures Mrs. Frisby and the rats of Nimh have, read Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.
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3: An adventure for young and old.
I bought this book for my grandaughter, who's 13, at the suggestion of my daughter, who's 36 and still reads her copy of this book occassionally to enjoy the story again. I'm 61 and wanted to know what is it about this book that is so entertaining, so I read it too. My only comment, at any age, this story is delightful and a "must read" for all ages.
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4: A great book for young readers
NIMH is a great book for young readers (11-13). The book is a great story about survival, sacrifice, and challenged me to root for a mob of rats.
Mrs. Frisby is a very sympathetic character that shows that regardless of species in literature, moms are moms, and they'll do whatever it takes to take care of their family.
I think that young readers will enjoy this book, but older teenage readers could balk at the subject rather wanting to read something more intuned to their interests.
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5: Insipid cover currently shipping
The cover art shipping now (July '08) is the beige one in the alternate images -- a useless and dull cover compared with the exciting view of Mrs. Frisby and the crow Jeremy against blue on display at this page. I wish I'd bought this in a bookstore instead, and might have had another choice of cover art. At least the interior art is the excellent classic version.
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