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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

robert c. o/brien

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Some extraordinary rats come to the aid of a mouse family in this Newbery Medal Award–winning classic by notable children’s author Robert C. O’Brien.

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.

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1971
Series
Rats of NIMH
Literary awards
newbery medal, lewis carroll shelf award, massachusetts childrens book award, vermont golden dome book award, pacific northwest library association young readers choice award, boston globe-horn book award, california young readers medal, william allen white childrens book award, bluestem book award, 

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Format
240 pages, Paperback
Published
May 1, 2003 by Aladdin
ISBN
9780689862205
ASIN
0689862202
Language
English
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Vegetarian_Trex
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April 26,2025
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Surprisingly thoughtful book about education, ethics, community and obligations to ourselves, our family, our tribe, and the larger world. Even prejudice. Led to good conversations with my twin 10yo granddaughters, with whom I read it on a beach vacation. We all loved it.
Newbery winner, and rightly so.
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paperstarxo
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April 26,2025
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WARNING!!! CONTAINS SPOILERS:

1. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH mostly takes its place in Mr.Fitzgibbon farm. Mrs. Frisby who is a widow has 4 children. One day, one of her brightest kid Timothy becomes sick. The plowing was soon starting, but Timothy couldn't move out of his bed. Even after eating the medicine Mr. Ages gave, Timothy had a big chance that pneumonia will recur. That is when Mrs. Frisby started to find ways they could move without getting Timothy sick again. She went to her neighbors, but couldn't find any solutions that could even help a bit. One day, the crow she saved few days ago suggested her to go see the owl. There, she found a solution to go see the rats. The rats were very pleased to help her because of her relationship between Mr. Frisby. The rats moved Mrs. Frisby's entire house for her family to be safe and warm. Soon, winter went by, alarming the buds to wake up. Timothy eventually got well, and they lived happily ever after.

2. The main conflict in the book is when Mrs. Frisby's family is in danger from the plowing day. Normally, her family would have moved to a different house up in the mountains to survive from the plowing. However, because of Timothy's sickness, they couldn't take a chance of moving. If Mrs. Frisby hadn't found any solutions, they would have died from the tractor. However, after Mrs. Frisby's hard work, the rats decided to help her solve the problem. Eventually, the problem was solved, leaving Mrs. Frisby's family safe and happy.

3. I personally loved this book because it was very sweet. It wasn't scary or violent, but warm and caring. How Mrs. Frisby tried to save her children gave me an another thought of rats, who really cared of each other just like humans. Even though we ignore and sometimes hate rats, I learned that we should still respect them, because they are part of our planet.
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Ta-Ro
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April 26,2025
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A lot like Watership Down but slightly less important and infinitely easier to finish. It's probably been ten years since the last time I read this which is weird to think about. If you live in Springfield, I'm starting a book club and this is the first book we're reading; come to the downtown library tomorrow evening if you wanna be in it. You don't have to have a copy or have started reading it yet.
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animeth1ngz
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April 26,2025
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When I was a college student, I remember that a local, independent theater (remember those?!) was screening “The Goonies”. As a child it was one of my favorite films. In addition to being able to quote it from memory I had Goonies figures, a board game, and other assorted paraphernalia associated with it. Visibly excited, I asked my girlfriend at the time to come with me to this seemingly seismic event. While she seemed somewhat less impressed than I was (might have been a cultural thing) she acquiesced, perhaps out of a morbid curiosity, to my mania and off we went. What I saw at the theater however, bore no resemblance to my memory of it. It would seem that the 20 years between viewings had allowed some romanticizing of the film to build up in my brain when the reality was, it just wasn’t that good. As my girlfriend so aptly put it “Was that it?”.
I lead you on this diversion into my youthful disappointment because “Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh” was for me, the book equivalent of “The Goonies” as a child. It was one of a handful of books I read cover to cover countless times, entranced by these rats living underground and outwitting the stupid humans. Unlike “The Goonies” however, “Nimh” seems to have only gotten better with age. The adventure is still there for sure, but beneath that there are some fascinating themes about humanity, how we perceive “lesser” creatures, and community. It’s a wonderful read for children of all ages. Even big ones like me.
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Devilsuppercut
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April 26,2025
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I approached this with the usual trepidation you get when going back to a childhood favourite after nearly four decades away... deep breath... but I needn’t have worried. This book is every bit as charming, moving and, let’s be honest, a teeny bit scary as I remembered. If you like an intelligently written children’s book that provides some food for thought, you could do a lot worse.

I can’t help but wonder if James Herbert read this before he wrote ‘The Rats’, though... brrr...
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April 26,2025
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Leído a Inés durante el último mes. Generalmente cada día le costaba empezar pero viendo comenzaba a leer ya no quería que parara. Le ha gustado mucho, y por las preguntas que me hacía sobre la marcha lo ha seguido muy bien. Es de esos libros que gustan tanto a niños como a adultos.

Narrado desde el punto de vista de unas ratas que se hacen inteligentes y más longevas en un laboratorio, con modificaciones en su ADN de modo que las modificaciones se trasladan a su descendencia, cuenta la situación en que se encontraría una nueva civilización inteligente en una tierra habitada hasta los últimos rincones por la humanidad. El desenlace le deja a uno con la sensación de que se ha ganado algo de tiempo pero el choque de civilizaciones ha de estar por llegar en algún momento.
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