James Rumford
Author of Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs
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- Other names
- Rumford, James Douglas
- Birthdate
- 1948
- Gender
- male
- Places of residence
- Lakewood, California, USA
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - Education
- University of California, Irvine (BA|French)
University of Hawaii at Manoa (MA|ESL) - Occupations
- children's book author
- Organizations
- Peace Corps
Manoa Press (founder)
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Rain School by James Rumford
At the beginning of the school year, children in Africa must build their school before they can begin learning. Emphasizes the gift and privilege of education, as well as the cooperative and co-creative aspects of learning. At the end of the school year, the rains will destroy the school and they still start again next year.
As the description from the inside of the dust jacket says, this book is "written as a series of riddles and illustrated in the style of medieval manuscripts" and is beautifully done. Back matter includes a three-page epilogue of background information and a page of keyword suggestions for internet searches to find out more about Gutenberg himself and various aspects of the process of bookmaking. Beyond simply enjoying the literary and artistic beauty of this book, it can also be used as an introduction to a number of different topics. Highly recommended.… (more)
This is a good book but the lush illustrations are incredible and not to be missed. They remind me of Mission furniture or Morris wallpaper and a little bit of I have to come back and add it, that one artist who was made into so many prints. Sorry that’s vague, 🙃. It will come to me and I’ll add it.
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor
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- Members
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- Popularity
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- Rating
- 4.1
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- ISBNs
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