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Wendover Bookshop
35 High Street
Wendover
Bucks HP22 6DU
England
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Mrs Frisby and the Rats Of NIMH
Robert C. O'Brien
Puffin, 1994 (first published in 1971)
Paperback. 235pp. illustrated by Justin Todd £5.99
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Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMHTime is running out for Mrs Frisby, who must move her family of mice before the farmer destroys their home. But her youngest son is so ill she is convinced he won't survive the move.

Help comes in the unexpected form of some super-intelligent rats, which have escaped from a secret governmental laboratory, and little by little Mrs Frisby learns the rats' extraordinary secret.

This book, first published in the United States, won the Newbery Award. This is an acclaimed animal fantasy, much used in schools over the years, and successfully combines animal habits and human personalities.

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if you like this book we recommend:

the Redwall series by Robin Jacques

books by Robin Jarvis.

Other books by Robert C. O'Brien we recommend include Z For Zachariah.

 



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