Status
Available
Description
As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.
Genres
Publication
Viking Books for Young Readers (1982), Edition: 1st, 32 pages
Subjects
Awards
National Book Award (Finalist — 1983)
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 1985)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades K-3 — 1985)
Indies Choice Book Award (Picture Book Hall of Fame — 2012)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 1987)
Growing Good Kids Book Award (Classics)
Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award (Nominee — 1986)
CCBC Choices (1982)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (Primary — 1990)
Great Reads from Great Places (New Jersey — 2006)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1982
Physical description
32 p.; 10.38 x 8.25 inches
ISBN
0670479586 / 9780670479580
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