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Life has been hard for Mrs. Frisby ever since her husband died. When her youngest son becomes dangerously ill and needs to be moved in order to avoid the farmer's plough, she doesn't know what to do. A wise owl advises her to ask the rats for help, but Mrs. Frisby is hesitant--how could a rat help h...

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Main Author: O'Brien, Robert C. (Author)
Other Authors: Bernstein, Zena (illustration.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, Atheneum, 1971.
Edition:[1st ed.].
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Mice > Juvenile fiction.
Rats > Juvenile fiction.
Fantasy fiction > Juvenile.
Animal fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:Life has been hard for Mrs. Frisby ever since her husband died. When her youngest son becomes dangerously ill and needs to be moved in order to avoid the farmer's plough, she doesn't know what to do. A wise owl advises her to ask the rats for help, but Mrs. Frisby is hesitant--how could a rat help her? Then she learns a surprising truth. Not only did the rats know her husband well, but they also shared a secret with him. They were all once laboratory captives, subject to injections and tests, which made them more cunning than ordinary animals. In fact, the rats have built an underground city, full of secret passageways and great machines! They agree to help Mrs. Frisby--but when the farmer calls for exterminators to take care of his rat problem, the rats may need more help than one little mouse can give in return.
Physical Description:233 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9780689206511
0689206518
9780689710681
0689710682
9780689704130
0689704135
Author Notes: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.

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