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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Mis Rumphius makes three promises to her grandfather when she is very young. She will travel to far away places, she will live by the sea, and she will make the world more beautiful. The prettily illustrated book follows her on her journey to keep these three promises, and she does. THis is a great tale to teach everyone about setting goals that not only make you happy, but better the world.  coresonk | Dec 5, 2009 |  In this book a child is telling the life story of their Great-aunt Alice or also known as Miss Rumphius. As a child Miss Rumphius would sit on her grandfather's knee while he told her stories about his travels. She always wanted to travel and when she grew up she did. But her grandfather made her promise to do something to make the world a more beautiful place. It wasn't until Miss Rumphius was old that she figured out how she would make the world more beautiful. She planted lupines for everyone to enjoy and then she had the child telling the story in the book to promise to do something to make the world a more beautiful place. (  ) wendyfincher | Nov 8, 2009 | This children's book tells the story of the captivating life of Miss Rumphius, who leaves behind a beautiful, inspiring legacy. The story begins when Miss Rumphius was a child who dreamed of traveling like her grandfather did, but her grandather tells her that she "must do something to make the world more beautiful". As she grows older, Miss Rumphius travels to faraway places, makes new friends, and then settles down in a house by the sea, but she realizes that she isn't completely happy yet. So, Miss Rumphius decides to plant the seeds of the beautiful Lupine flower all over her town so that everyone can enjoy the blossoms. This is a wonderfully illustrated book that would be great to use in a lesson about family tradition, or taking care of the environment and keeping our world beautiful. This book is on an upper second grade reading level. For some activity ideas about citizenship that can be used with this book, visit: http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webque... (  ) cnwilliamson | Oct 26, 2009 | This is a story about a little girl who loved to help her grandfather out with things and talk with him. He told her he wanted her to make the world a more beautiful place and she does in her own way. She passes this down to her great neice as well. This would be a great story to read when talking about family traditions or making the world a beautiful place, like the story tells of. I feel like children will love hearing this story. Author website: www.barbaracooney.com mbstrickland | Oct 25, 2009 | This book is about a little girl named Alice telling a story about the life of her Great-aunt Alice, who later became known as Mrs. Rumphius. When Mrs. Rumphius was a little girl, she loved spending time with her grandfather, who traveled to America many years ago on a large ship. She told her grandfather that she wanted to travel to faraway places and live by the sea as well; he told her that there is a third thing she must do: something to make the world more beautiful. It was not until she grew to be very old that she figured out how to accomplish that. She decided to scatter lupine seeds everywhere in order for them to grow beautifully all around. Little Alice told her Great-aunt Alice that she wanted to travel to far away places and live by the sea too. Great-aunt Alice responded with the same thing her grandfather told her many years ago: there is a third thing you must do: something to make the world more beautiful. I would read this book to children in second grade, third grade, and fourth grade. A good time to read this to children is when they are learning about what they can do to better the world and how important their help is. Also, it is a good book to read to show the importance of family and tradition. (  ) MelanieRoss | Oct 19, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0590299727, Paperback)Winner of the American Book Award alice Rumphius wanted to travel the world when she grew up. This book is dedicated to the belief that life and art are inseparable. Young Alice must do something to make the world more beautiful to reach her dream. She learns what that is...(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:02 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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