Miss Rumphius
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- Create Date：2021-07-14 06:55:34
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Barbara Cooney
- ISBN：0670479586
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Summary
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 for Miss Rumphius has a permanent home in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art。
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 for Miss Rumphius has a permanent home in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art。
Reviews
Jenel Cope
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A lovely little story
Carly Hales
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Beautiful！
Apollo
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I loved this story so much！
Shamika
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All kinds of excitement and drama。
Yadira
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If you like womderful writing， there's some clever use to advance the plot。 If you like womderful writing， there's some clever use to advance the plot。 。。。more
Britany
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Fantastic。 Engaging characters， wild story， great ride。
Christie
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This is simply an splendid book。
Lisa
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Beautiful illustrations！
Lorrie
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Really good read， love the concept。
Melissa Lucas
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This book has beautiful illustrations and an equally beautiful message of "You must do something to make the world more beautiful。" Aunt Alice （Miss Rumphius） is given this challenge by her grandfather。 She lives a wonderful life of adventure and travel and settles down by the sea。 At that time she struggles to figure out what she will do to meet the challenge proposed by her grandfather。 Eventually， she figures it out and she passes the challenge on to her great niece。 I think this would be a g This book has beautiful illustrations and an equally beautiful message of "You must do something to make the world more beautiful。" Aunt Alice （Miss Rumphius） is given this challenge by her grandfather。 She lives a wonderful life of adventure and travel and settles down by the sea。 At that time she struggles to figure out what she will do to meet the challenge proposed by her grandfather。 Eventually， she figures it out and she passes the challenge on to her great niece。 I think this would be a good read for Earth day or as a part of an Earth day themed week。 At the end a teacher could pose the question to students: "What could you do to make your world more beautiful？" 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Miss Rumphius
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Miss Rumphius&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Miss Rumphius&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0