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Are you familiar with the Rats of NIMH series? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Frisby_and_the_Rats_of_NIMH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Frisby_and_the
by aspenmayer 5y ago
Are you familiar with the Rats of NIMH series?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Frisby_and_the_Rats_of_NIMH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Frisby_and_the_Rats_of_NI...
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?15912 http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?15912
- bee_rider 5y agoSaw the movie, and read the first book I think (would have been middle-elementary school aged, so memory is a bit hazy).
- aspenmayer 5y agoYour comment reminded me of it for some reason.
- bee_rider 5y agoIt was a while ago, so I actually don't remember how they regarded the humans -- the bad guys were mostly other animals, right? And then the farmer was some sort of distant menace or something... I think... good stories. I wonder how they hold up to adult readers.
- aspenmayer 5y agoWes Anderson's adaptation of Fantastic Mr. Fox is another great example of this setup.
- aspenmayer 5y agoFor another version of this same story, check out Watership Down and its animated adaptation. Very well done.