Books like Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien
Widowed mouse Mrs. Frisby, a mother of four, faces a perilous situation when her family must be moved to a new summer home—except her youngest son, Timothy, is ill with pneumonia. She finds aid in the highly intelligent rats of NIMH, who devise a brilliant solution that both saves her family and earns their gratitude.
First publish date: 1970
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Robert C. O'Brien
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