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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

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Mrs. Frisby needs help moving her family, and she enlists the help of the Rats of NIMH. They are a colony of intelligent and technologically advanced rodents who had been taught to read, write, and think like humans. What could go wrong?
By: Robert C. O'Brien

Discovery Questions

  • Jeremy became Mrs. Frisby’s unexpected and unlikely friend. Do you have a friend you never expected to have? Talk about it with a parent.
  • The injections the rats received in the lab changed their lives forever. Think of another story. Who else has their lives changed forever? How are they like the rats? How are they different? Talk about it with an adult.
  • The rats outsmarted the humans. Was this a good thing, or a bad thing? Why? Talk about it with an adult.
  • Write the story of what happened to the rats in Thorn Valley, and after that. Share your story with an adult.

Discovery Questions are available in 100+ languages in the app.

Book Details

Grade Level
5th+
Book Code
667
Genre
Fiction
ISBN
9780689710681
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