Miss Rumphius

by Barbara Cooney (Author)

Miss Rumphius
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

A beloved classic is lovelier than ever!

Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. Miss Rumphius received the American Book Award in the year of publication.

To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of two-time Caldecott winner Barbara Cooney's best-loved book, Viking has reoriginated the illustrations, going back to the original art to ensure state-of-the-art reproduction of Cooney's exquisite artwork. The art of Miss Rumphius has a permanent home in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.

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Barbara Cooney
Barbara Cooney was an American writer and illustrator of over 100 children's books, published over sixty years. She won two Caldecott Medals, which are awarded to the year's best-illustrated U.S. picture book, and a National Book Award. Her books have been translated into 10 languages.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780670479580
Lexile Measure
680
Guided Reading Level
M
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Publication date
November 19, 1982
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV000000 - Juvenile Fiction | General
Library of Congress categories
Great-aunts
National Book Awards
Winner 1983 - 1983
E.B. White Read Aloud Award
Winner 2012 - 2012

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