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Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Robert C. O'Brien
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| Series | A Puffin Book |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:304 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780141354927
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| Classifications | Dewey:813.54 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Random House Children's UK
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| Imprint |
Puffin
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| Publication Date |
3 July 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime They are not like other rats. They work at night, in secret . . . Time is running out for Mrs Frisby. She must move her family of mice before the farmer destroys their home. But her youngest son, Timothy, is too ill to survive the move. Help comes in the unexpected form of a group of mysterious, super-intelligent rats. But the rats are in danger too, and little by little Mrs Frisby discovers their extraordinary past . . .
Author Biography
Robert C. O'Brien was, in private life, Robert Leslie Conly, senior assistant editor of National Geographic Magazine where he worked for over twenty years. He wrote three books for children and one for adults and won the Newbery Medal for MRS FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH, filmed as THE SECRETS OF NIMH. Robert C. O'Brien died in 1973.
ReviewsLoyal, resourceful Mrs. Frisby . . . is the engaging heroine of this thoroughly engrossing, thought-provoking fantasy. * School Library Journal *
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