In the evening Alice sat on her grandfather's knee and listened to his stories of faraway places.
An edition of Miss Rumphius
(1982)
Hua po po
Di 1 ban
by Barbara Cooney
- 69 Want to read
- 1 Currently reading
- 8 Have read
Share
×Close
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.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: Chinese Spanish
Subjects
Aunts, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's literature, Girls, Great-aunts, Realistic fiction, Nonsexist children's literature, Responsibility in girls, Single women, Voyages and travels, Old age, Lupines, Juvenile literature, Librarians, Grandfathers, Women and the sea, Gardeners, Children's fiction, Family, fiction, Voyages and travels, fiction, Tías, Ficción juvenil, Self-realization, Spanish language materials, Novela juvenil, Desarrollo de sí mismo, Auto-realización, Tias, Fiction, general, Literature and fiction, juvenile, Animals, fiction, Chinese language materials, Bedtime, fictionShowing 2 featured editions. View all 20 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
LA Senorita Emilia/Miss Rumphius
March 1994, Ediciones Ekare
Hardcover
in Spanish
9802571105 9789802571109
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Translation of: Miss Rumphius.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Excerpts
added anonymously.
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?Lists
See All-
READ - Child/Picture
from Penny Livermore
-
Bibliophile
from carolinamoon1980
-
read
from Willow
| July 12, 2024 | Edited by Lisa | merge authors |
| October 22, 2023 | Edited by OnFrATa | merge authors |
| October 20, 2023 | Edited by OnFrATa | Merge works (MRID: 88912) |
| December 17, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| October 25, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |