National Book Award 1983, National Education Assoc. Teacher's Top 100, School Library Journal Top 100 picture books, Caldecott winning author/illustrator, New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year Through Barbara Cooney's tender story of travel, beauty, and flowers, Miss Rumphius , students will learn: About the Author: Learn about Barbara Cooney. Vocabulary words used throughout the book, utilizing a variety of activities to stimulate retention and growth. Literary Techniques: Plurals, illustrations, in context. Moral Lessons and Character Values: Setting goals, planning, God is in control, honor parents and grandparents, hospitality, stewardship of our world. Activities and Writing Assignments: Plants and seeds, garden, map, heritage, painting, geography, gifts, cooking, art projects, travel, field trip, service project. Suggestions for Further Reading: We include an in-depth reading list of more books by the same author(s) and other books that tie in with, or are similar to, Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney. All of the unit lessons are written from a Christian worldview! Large 8.5x11 printed workbook format is convenient to read and easy on the eyes - Every question has plenty of whitespace for student's answers - Encourages neat and clean handwriting practice - Easily transports without the need for a laptop or other expensive equipment - Provides a permanent record of the student's work - Convenient, removable answer key included for the teacher! - Study guides do not contain the text of the story, play, poems, or book. - Recommended for 1-3 - Setting: Maine, USA Early 1900s