Fiction
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMHPRC
Robert C. O'Brien
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Year 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
Themes
adventure · science · family · courage
Skills
vocabulary · inference · plot-tracking · science-knowledge
Difficulty
Challenge
Pages
240 pages
Description
Field mouse Mrs Frisby asks a colony of hyper-intelligent rats for help moving her sick son before the farmer's plow arrives. The rats' lab-experiment backstory makes this much smarter than it looks.
中文版
田鼠妈妈 Mrs Frisby 在农夫翻地之前要救生病的儿子,只好求助于一群超高智商的实验鼠。这些老鼠"实验室出身"的背景让这本书比表面上聪明得多。
Parent's call · SparkRoute editor take
Strong Year 5+ choice. The science-fiction backbone is rare for this age — pairs nicely with A Wrinkle in Time later.
中文版
Year 5+ 强力推荐。这个年龄段少见的科幻骨架 — 之后配 A Wrinkle in Time 接力。
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