When young
Alice Rumphius tells her grandfather that she wants to go to faraway places and
ultimately live by the sea, her grandfather replies that that is all very well
but there is a third thing she must do. “You must do something to make the
world more beautiful.” And indeed that is what she does, adventuring over the
world and returning to her Maine home to plant lupines, which spread gloriously
to cover the seacoast. This intergenerational story, gently told and superbly
illustrated by Barbara Cooney, certifies the big difference a good idea and
positive energy can make. Ages 4-8.
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