| Rain School Contributor(s): Rumford, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0547243073 ISBN-13: 9780547243078 Publisher: Clarion Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2010 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2009049701 |
| Age Level: 4-7 |
| Grade Level: PreK-2 |
| Lexile Measure: 510 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
| Guided Reading: J (Grade 2) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 11.5" W x 8.9" L (0.85 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product |
| Awards: Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Nominee, Grades K-2, 2012 Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, Primary, 2012 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2013 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up), Recommended, Picture Book, 2010 |
| Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 44 Booklist 09/01/2010 pg. 97 School Library Journal 10/01/2010 pg. 93 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2010 Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2010 Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2011 pg. 14 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 140157 Reading Level: 2.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is the first day of school in Chad, Africa. Children are filling the road. Will they give us a notebook? Thomas asks.Will they give us a pencil? Will I learn to read? But when he and the other children arrive at the schoolyard, they find no classroom, no desks. Just a teacher. We will build our school, she says. This is our first lesson. James Rumford, who lived in Chad as a Peace Corps volunteer, fills these pages with vibrant ink-and-pastel colors of Africa and the spare words of a poet to show how important learning is in a country where only a few children are able to go to school. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rumford, James: - Master storyteller James Rumford combines his love for art and history in his picture books. Each of his books is vastly different in its content, design, and illustrations but one aspect remains constant throughout his work: his passion about his subjects. Rumford, a resident of Hawaii, has studied more than a dozen languages and worked in the Peace Corps, where he traveled to Africa, Asia, and Afghanistan. He draws from these experiences and the history of his subject when he is working on a book. His book Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing was a 2005 Sibert Honor winner. |
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