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Miss Rumphius

by Barbara Cooney

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

"As a child (Alice Rumphius) dreamed of travel... and of a house by the sea; but Grandfather had made one further request: 'You must do something to make the world more beautiful.' The simple story is accompanied by glowing pictures." The Horn Book. American Book Award. Full-color illustrations.

Synopsis:

Cooney's beloved American Book Award winner now comes to Puffin Storytime. The package comes with an audio CD with a professional reading of this beloved story. Full color.

Synopsis:

As a child, Great-Aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful — and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780140505399
Subtitle:
Story and Pictures
Author:
Cooney, Barbara
performance Narrated:
Claire Danes.
Publisher:
Puffin Books
Location:
Weston, CT
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Girls & Women
Subject:
Children's fiction
Subject:
Girls
Subject:
New england
Subject:
Growth
Subject:
Islands
Subject:
Aunts
Subject:
Great-aunts
Subject:
Aunts -- Fiction.
Subject:
Great-aunts -- Fiction.
Subject:
Talking book collection.
Subject:
Situations / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Copyright:
c198
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Picture Puffin Books
Series Volume:
34
Publication Date:
November 1985
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
4 3/4 in. +
Media Run Time:
001500
Age Level:
04-08
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