num_pages: 32
description: "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.
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: La Senorita Runfio
titlecomplete: La Senorita Runfio (Miss Rumphius)
genres: Classics, Childrens, Adventure, Nature, Picture Books, Fiction, Travel, Juvenile, Realistic Fiction, Family
ratings_count: 27380
places: Maine
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: National Book Award
category: Children's Picture Books (Hardcover), awardedAt: 536486400000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Primary
publisher: Turtleback Books