Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

by Robert C O'Brien (Author) Zena Bernstein (Illustrator)

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

With nowhere else to turn, a field mouse asks the clever escaped lab rats living under the rosebush to help save her son, who lies in the path of the farmer's tractor, too ill to be moved.

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.

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Robert C O'Brien
Robert C. O'Brien (1918-1973) was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Williams College and graduated from the University of Rochester. He was a writer and editor for Newsweek, National Geographic, and other publications. He lived in New York City and then in Washington, DC, with his wife and four children. Z for Zachariah--which is now a major motion picture starring Margot Robbie, Chris Pine, and Chiwetel Ejiofor--was completed by his wife and daughter, with the help of his notes, after his death. He is also the author of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH and The Silver Crown.

Zena Bernstein has a BFA from Syracuse University. She began her career as a book illustrator in New York City. Zena uses a combination of watercolor and acrylics in her work. Through a meticulous process, she carefully places several layers of dots of pure color to suggest subtle tones and shades. She refers to her creative work as a labor of love. Her drawings range from the natural world of mushrooms and insects to the unseen world of fairies and gnomes. She's perhaps best known for illustrating the children's book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. Zena currently calls Canada home; it's also the home of the fairies she draws and writes about.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780689710681
Lexile Measure
790
Guided Reading Level
V
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication date
March 01, 1986
Series
Mrs Frisby & the Rats of NIMH
BISAC categories
JUV007000 - Juvenile Fiction | Classics
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
Library of Congress categories
Mice
Rats
Newbery Medal
Winner 1972 - 1972
Young Reader's Choice Award
Winner 1974 - 1974

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