num_pages: 32
description: 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. Deciding in childhood that she would seek adventure in faraway places, Miss Rumphius fulfills her dream and then has one more thing to do--something to make the world more beautiful
language: English
title: Miss Rumphius
titlecomplete: Miss Rumphius
genres: Fiction, Family, Nature, Adventure, Picture Books, Juvenile, Classics, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Travel
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: Demco Media