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Rufus M.
Contributor(s): Estes, Eleanor (Author), Slobodkin, Louis (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0152025774     ISBN-13: 9780152025779
Publisher: Clarion Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2001
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Annotation: Seven-year-old Rufus attempts to rescue the Moffat family from financial distress in this title of Estes's Newbery Honor-winning series, reissued with new cover art by Tricia Tusa. Illustrations.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 00038904
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 770(Not Available)
Series: Moffats (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 7.6" L (0.40 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1900-1949
- Demographic Orientation - Small Town
- Geographic Orientation - Connecticut
- Topical - Family
- Cultural Region - New England
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: Newbery Medal, Honor Book, Children's, 1944
Review Citations: Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2001 pg. 565
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 304 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 304 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 47421
Reading Level: 5.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
You've never met anyone quite like Rufus Moffat. He gets things done, but he gets them done his way.
When he wants to check out library books, Rufus teaches himself to write...even though he doesn't yet know how to read. When food is scarce, he plants some special Rufus beans that actually grow...despite his digging them up every day to check on them. And Rufus has friends that other people don't even know exist He discovers the only invisible piano player in town, has his own personal flying horse for a day, and tours town with the Cardboard Boy, his dearest friend-and enemy.
Rufus isn't just the youngest Moffat, he's also the cleverest, the funniest, and the most unforgettable.
Eleanor Estes's beloved Moffats stories are being published in new editions as Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classics. The original interior illustrations have been retained, but handsome new cover art by Tricia Tusa gives the books a fresh, timeless appeal for today's readers.

Contributor Bio(s): Estes, Eleanor: -

Eleanor Estes (1906-1988) grew up in West Haven, Connecticut, which she renamed Cranbury for her classic stories about the Moffat and Pye families. A children's librarian for many years, she launched her writing career with the publication of The Moffats in 1941. Two of her outstanding books about the Moffats--Rufus M. and The Middle Moffat--were awarded Newbery Honors, as was her short novel The Hundred Dresses. She won the Newbery Medal for Ginger Pye.


 
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