Download or read book The Not So Secret Life of NIMH, a Dumbo Rat: (Special Christmas Edition) written by Barbara Cairns and published by America Star Books. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm Nimh, a little Dumbo Rat who is being trained as a program rat at a wildlife state park. My trainer, Barbara, is advocating fancy rats as pets and hoping to alleviate the fears many people have about rats. You will see that I'm cuddly and cute. But I'm also an intelligent, clean and curious little creature. This book shows me from ages 4 weeks to 4 months. I'm hoping you'll be able to see me as I grow bigger in another book someday. But in the meantime, enjoy learning some important "rat facts" that may surprise you. Barbara Cairns loves all animals, large and small. She believes in animal therapy for young and old. She was hooked on rats after using a Hooded Rat as a classroom pet to alleviate aggressive behaviors in an emotionally disturbed deaf child. Born a Connecticut Yankee, Barbara has lived in Seattle, WA, Canada, Germany, and Panama before retiring as an elementary school principal. She enjoys writing and volunteering in Florida where she lives with her husband Ian.