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Episode: "Seven Dead Rats" (Chapter 24) of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien and Zena Bernstein (Illustrator)
Description: "Seven Dead Rats" (Chapter 24) of Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien and Zena Bernstein (Illustrator)
Some extraordinary rats come to the aid of a mouse family in this Newbery Medal Award–winning classic by notable children’s author Robert C. O’Brien.
Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She 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 o...