What a delightful book ( )

Intermediate
Mrs. Frisby needs to get her family moved out of the garden, so she gets the help of a secret society of intelligent rats.
I'd love to have this book in my classroom, it is so engaging, the word choice makes you feel like you are really there, and the characters are all written so that they seem warm and friendly. The book takes a hard left turn from pleasant Beatrix Potter type mouse stuff into secret society genetically modified maze runner stuff, and I am here for it- that stuff is the most interesting part of the story. This'd be a great book to have in a fourth or fifth grade classroom to talk about characters, setting, conflict, new vocab words, and other fun ELA things. 10/10.

I remember the movie of this book when I was quite young and being very into the first one and the direct-to-video sequel (which I probably loved more than the original). What I particularly liked about this book, though, is that it doesn't rely on any elements of magic like the movie did, but is purely based on science (well, as scientific as humanly intelligent rats can be). It's a great book for kids who are starting to understand and get into the animal liberation movement while also just being a fun read in general. ( )

La señora Frisby, una ratoncita viuda con cuatro hijos pequeños, tiene que trasladar a su familia a su casa de verano inmediatamente, o enfrentarse a una muerte segura. Pero su hijo menor, Timothy, yace en cama con neumonía y no puede moverse… Un encuentro afortunado con las ratas de NIMH, un extraordinario grupo de criaturas de inteligencia muy desarrollada, le planteará una brillante solución a su dilema.

I read this quite a while ago and was entertained by the rats who became smart. NIMH is the National Institute of Mental Health. ( )