A Guide for Using Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH in the Classroom

by Jane Pryne

Overview

Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557345233
Publisher:	Teacher Created Resources, Incorporated
Publication date:	05/28/1995
Series:	Literature Unit Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

	The Sickness of Timothy Frisby	3
	Mr. Ages	12
	The Crow and the Cat	20
	Mr. Fitzgibbon's Plow	27
	Five Days	33
	A Favor from Jeremy	39
	The Owl	45
	"Go to the Rats"	53
	In the Rosebush	61
	Brutus	68
	In the Library	75
	Isabella	83
	A Powder for Dragon	89
	The Marketplace	96
	In the Cage	103
	The Maze	112
	A Lesson in Reading	120
	The Air Ducts	129
	The Boniface Estate	142
	The Main Hall	149
	The Toy Tinker	158
	Thorn Valley	165
	Captured	178
	Seven Dead Rats	187
	Escape	195
	At the Meeting	206
	The Doctor	216
	Epilogue	227