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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
Are you one of those people who believes that animals speak to each other the second you aren't looking? Or do you think if you rip up the floorboards in your house that you will find an elaborate society of mice at work, complete with all the amenities that us humans enjoy?
Well, when I was a kid, I know that I certainly wanted to believe in those things. And that's what's so great about Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM. It brings those fantasies of a secret animal world to life. O'Brien's characters are rich and well-conceived and he combines the right amount of mystery and tension with adventure, humor, and sensitivity.
I just love the scene between Mrs. Frisby and the owl and there is nothing better than the telling of the rats' escape from the laboratories of NIHM.
Well, when I was a kid, I know that I certainly wanted to believe in those things. And that's what's so great about Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM. It brings those fantasies of a secret animal world to life. O'Brien's characters are rich and well-conceived and he combines the right amount of mystery and tension with adventure, humor, and sensitivity.
I just love the scene between Mrs. Frisby and the owl and there is nothing better than the telling of the rats' escape from the laboratories of NIHM.
This was a fun and quick re-listen. 3.5 stars as this is still pretty accessible to today's kids.
Summary: Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived.
Summary: Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I recently read this with my children (8 & 10) because passages from this book appear in their writing curriculum (Writing With Ease) - I had seen the movie as a child, but had never read the book, so that was a nice adventure for me as well. It's really great, and has a great focus on the power of reading as fundamental to the formation of adult awareness in modern Western Civilization.
I read this a long time ago and remembered it fondly. A patron years ago also told me she loved it and that it had a wide age appeal. I recommended it for my parent child book club and it was well received. 3 tens, 3 nines, 1 eight, 1 seven, and 1 5/6.
I do a quiz for the children who come early.
I found a wonderful website that had a character hangman game - http://mrsdell.org/nimh/ My readers got most of the characters without any hints.
We had a discussion about who helped who. Who they thought was the most important character.
Concluded with the Reader's Theater "Mrs. Frisby and the Crow."
One child had seen part of the movie. 2 had listened to the sequel [b:Racso and the Rats of NIMH|24703|Racso and the Rats of NIMH|Jane Leslie Conly|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1195504471s/24703.jpg|978718]. One of the copies of Rasco was checked out.
I do a quiz for the children who come early.
I found a wonderful website that had a character hangman game - http://mrsdell.org/nimh/ My readers got most of the characters without any hints.
We had a discussion about who helped who. Who they thought was the most important character.
Concluded with the Reader's Theater "Mrs. Frisby and the Crow."
One child had seen part of the movie. 2 had listened to the sequel [b:Racso and the Rats of NIMH|24703|Racso and the Rats of NIMH|Jane Leslie Conly|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1195504471s/24703.jpg|978718]. One of the copies of Rasco was checked out.