num_pages: 30
description: Key Features 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. Inspired by a true-life story, Miss Rumphius shows us how we can all make the world a more beautiful place. "The simple story is accompanied by glowing pictures." - The Horn Book American Book Award. Full-color illustrations. 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. Inspired by a true-life story, Miss Rumphius shows us how we can all make the world a more beautiful place. "The simple story is accompanied by glowing pictures." - The Horn Book American Book Award. Full-color illustrations. Product Details Item #: NTS29972 9780590299725 Paperback Book 32 Classics Weston Woods PB396SCH 1 - 3 Lexile® 680L Guided Reading GR Level M DRA 20 - 24 ACR 3.8 Key Features Item #: NTS29972 9780590299725 Paperback Book 32 Classics Weston Woods PB396SCH 1 - 3 Lexile® 680L Guided Reading GR Level M DRA 20 - 24 ACR 3.8
language: English
title: Miss Rumphius
titlecomplete: 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: Scholastic Inc