The Secret of Nimh

Dear Students and Parents,

We are now wrapping up our reading of The
Secret of Nimh in class this week.

For those who may not be familiar with this story, it is the tale of Mrs. Brisby as a widowed, mother field mouse, who bravely tries to save her family's home from being destroyed by a farmer's plow. After attempting this on her own, she realizes that she needs the help of the rats who live under a nearby rosebush and came from NIMH, the National Institute of Mental Health. The rats have ways that seem strange to Mrs. Brisby, but they are intelligent, and are the only ones who can help her. And when Mrs. Brisby learns the secret of NIMH, her life could be completely changed. *retrieved May 2, 2010 from www.movies.yahoo.com.

Next week, the class will be watching the animated story in school. Upon finishing both the book and the animated feature, we will be writing book reports on this story where students may share their ideas of what this tale means to them and compare/contrast the story versus the movie.

Although we are watching this in class, I wanted to provide the link to the movie online where it may be watched free of charge. There are also some online links which feature extended reading and games for the students based around finding The Secret of Nimh!

Download movie:
http://www.hulu.com/search?query=The+Secret+of+NIMH&st=1

Online reading resources and games:
Gaming
http://www.nimhmuck.org/
http://www.persuivant.com/ng/game_init2a.htm

Reading
An incredible illustrated story, written and illustrated by one of the most prolific NIMH fan-artists out there, Marcus Lindemann.
http://ntfe.thornvalley.com/

The largest and best collection of NIMH-related, fan-generated stories, as well as a good collection of Jonathan fan-art. Be sure to check out the stories by the late Paul S. Gibbs while you're there...
http://robin.thornvalley.com/

Enjoy! ...As always, please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Miss Nazarian