![]() Professional/personal opinion or possible use in classroom or library: Naturally, I have students try to think about what will be the ONE thing they can do to make the world a more beautiful place. If I had the money I would own a piece of Barbara Cooney’s art because it would make me feel good to look at it every day! The water colors of Barbara Cooney are so colorful, cheerful, warm and enveloping. Probably during the Industrial Revolution times when there were lots of European immigrants to America.Īdditional features or artistic details: I LOVE THE ART. Setting: Hmmm – Big city to rural setting. Because her father was a stockbroker, her family lived in suburbia, which Barbara disliked. Barbara Cooney and her twin brother were born on Augin Brooklyn, New York to Russell Schenck Cooney and Mae Evelyn Bossert. She grows up and finds what her “contribution” is to the world. The art for Miss Rumphius has a permanent home in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Miss Rumphius comes to America as a child and an European immigrant. What I want to remember about this book: That it is important, even in my small sphere of influence, to do just ONE thing that might make the world a more beautiful place.Ĭharacters: Name, M/F/, age, details, ethnicity, actions Subject or Theme: Giving, caring, compassion, service to others.īrief Summary of plot or format: Miss Rumphius is about doing one thing with your life that makes the world a more beautiful place. ![]() Worksheet for data entry/ information will be transferred to database. ![]() ![]() ![]() Responding to And Analyzing Children’s books ![]()
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