Robert C. O'Brien ; illustrated by Zena Bernstein.
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
New York : Aladdin Books, 1986, c1971.
233 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Annotations:
Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived.
Best Books:
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001 ; H.W. Wilson; United States Kids Reading List, 2008 ; Oprah/ALSC; The Classics; United States Middle And Junior High School Library Catalog, Eighth Edition, 2000 ; H.W. Wilson; United States Middle and Junior High School Library Catalog, Ninth Edition, 2005 ; H.W. Wilson; United States Recommended Literature: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, 2002 ; California Department of Education; California
Awards, Honors, Prizes:
John Newbery Medal, 1972 Winner United States Mark Twain Award, 1973 Winner Missouri Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 1978 Winner Grades 4-6 Massachusetts William Allen White Children's Book Award, 1974 Winner Posthumous citation Kansas Young Reader's Choice Award, 1974 Winner Pacific Northwest