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In my series on "fifteen books that will always stick with me," Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney is the seventh, alphabetically speaking.
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This book is a favorite of teachers. When I was new to blogging, I found a blog called The Miss Rumphius Effect and knew Tricia was my kind of person. Some teachers use the book to help children learn how to Be a Good Citizen with Miss Rumphius. And here's another web page about using Miss Rumphius.
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Miss Rumphius ~ by Barbara Cooney, 1982, won the American Book Sellers National Book Award. It's an excellent book that I couldn't simply read and put down -- I stared at the pictures and drifted off into imagination. I think I could do a doctoral dissertation on this book! I rate Miss Rumphius 10 of 10.
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Isn't this beautiful? Miss Rumphius must have been here! So what could YOU do to make the world more beautiful?
3 comments:
Hi Bonnie!
It's wonderful to hear from you. I hope you are feeling well these days.
Thanks for mentioning my blog.
Best,
Tricia
I wrote about the book again, here:
http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2011/05/monday-memories-ten-tens.html
I loved reading about dear "Miss Rumphius" here. It's a favorite for mothers, not just teachers, too.
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