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Miss Rumphius

For Ages 4-7
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Miss Rumphius

Alice Rumphius wanted to travel the world when she grew up, and then to live by the sea - just as her grandfather had done. But there is one more thing, he tells her: she must do something to make the world more beautiful.

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Barbara Cooney

Barbara Cooney (1917-2000) illustrated more than a hundred books including Homeric hymns, folk tales, and books by well-known modern writers, such as Aldous Huxley and Jane Yolen. In the later part of her career Cooney focused on writing and illustrating her own books. Miss Rumphius, which won both the American Book Award and a New York Times citation, was inspired by the true story of a woman who traveled the world collecting flower seeds and came home at last to make something beautiful.

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