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Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child.

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

Time is running out for Mrs Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children. She must move her family before the farmer destroys their home. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and is too sick to be taken on such a perilous journey.

Help comes in the unexpected form of a highly extraordinary breed of super-intelligent rats. The rats of NIMH come up with a brilliant solution to Mrs Frisby''s problem but the rats are in danger too, and little by little Mrs Frisby discovers their extraordinary past . . .

A thrilling fantasy adventure with heartwarming characters and some extraordinary rodents. Winner of the Newbery Medal.



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Loyal, resourceful Mrs. Frisby . . . is the engaging heroine of this thoroughly engrossing, thought-provoking fantasy. * School Library Journal *

Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

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    A Paperback / softback by Robert C. O'Brien

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      Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
      Publication Date: 03/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780141354927, 978-0141354927
      ISBN10: 0141354925
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child.

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

      Time is running out for Mrs Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children. She must move her family before the farmer destroys their home. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and is too sick to be taken on such a perilous journey.

      Help comes in the unexpected form of a highly extraordinary breed of super-intelligent rats. The rats of NIMH come up with a brilliant solution to Mrs Frisby''s problem but the rats are in danger too, and little by little Mrs Frisby discovers their extraordinary past . . .

      A thrilling fantasy adventure with heartwarming characters and some extraordinary rodents. Winner of the Newbery Medal.



      Trade Review
      Loyal, resourceful Mrs. Frisby . . . is the engaging heroine of this thoroughly engrossing, thought-provoking fantasy. * School Library Journal *

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