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Miss Rumphius

Publication Information
Author:  Cooney, Barbara Illustrator:  Cooney, Barbara
Title:  Miss Rumphius Date:  1982
Publisher:  Viking City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:   ISBN, hardback:  0-14-050539-3

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies

Summary:
The Lupine Lady, the great-aunt of the narrator, travels around the world but returns to Maine to plant lupines and make her world a better place.

Teaching Ideas:
This tale could be read in conjunction with other stories about responsibility to our communities. It also could be part of a unit on traveling and home, and teachers certainly could supplement the book with geography lessons. Students might write about their own influential relative. For additional family history titles, see the Family History Matrix.

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > responsibilities
bullet Family > family history
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Maine
bullet Science > biology > botany/plants
bullet Social Studies > sociology > social issues > aging
bullet Sports/Recreation > travel > journeys/voyages


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