Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Book 1 of Rats of NIMH
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Published: Feb 4, 2011
Date Read:
Apr 2, 2005
Form:
Novel
Pages:
197
Read Status:
read
Shelves:
read
Word Count:
55408
Book Details
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Description:
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 . . . 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.