Mrs Frisby And The Rats Of Nimh (Pb)

Author: Robert C. O'Brien

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  • : 9.99 AUD
  • : 9780689710681
  • : Simon & Schuster
  • : Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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  • : 0.162
  • : March 1986
  • : 178mm X 111mm X 18mm
  • : United States
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  • : Robert C. O'Brien
  • : The\Rats of NIMH Ser.
  • : Paperback
  • : Reprinted edition
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  • : English
  • : [Fic]
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  • : 233
  • : Classic fiction; Adventure stories
  • : illustrations
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Barcode 9780689710681
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Description

When her youngest child falls ill, a mouse named Mrs. Frisby turns to the rats who live on Mr. Fitzgibbon's farm. Mrs. Frisby soon learns of a common bond shared by the rats and her late husband--they were all imprisoned at a laboratory known as NIMH, where they were used in experiments that gave them superior intelligence. When she is captured by the farmer's son, Mrs. Frisby learns that the farmer has hired an exterminator to rid his farm of vermin. Mrs. Frisby is determined to save her family and friends, but first she has to find a way to escape. Winner of the 1972 Newbery Medal.

Awards

Winner of John Newbery Medal 1972.

Author description

Robert C. O'Brien In real life, Robert C. O'Brien was Robert Leslie Conly. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, attended Williams College and graduated from the Universtiy of Rochester. While there he studied piano at Eastman School of Music, and at one time considered being a musician. Instead, he became an editor and writer for Newsweek magazine from 1941 to 1944, and for Pathfinder from 1946 to 1951. From 1951 until the time of his death in 1973 he was employed as a writer and editor by the National Geographic Magazine. He made his home in New York City before 1944 and in Washington, D.C. after that. He also had a home in Morgan County, West Virginia, after 1965, a place he loved and visited as often as he could. He was married and the father of one son and three daughters. His books include The Silver Crown, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, which won the Newbery Award, and A Report From Group 17. His last book, Z is for Zachariah was nearly completed at the time of his death; the last few chapters were written from notes by this wife and one of his daughters.