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Rain School Hardcover - 2010 - 1st Edition
by Rumford, James
- Used
Rumford, who lived in Chad as a Peace Corps volunteer, fills these pages with the vibrant 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.
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Details
- Title Rain School
- Author Rumford, James
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Clarion Books
- Date 2010-10-25
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # BOS-J-11d-01414
- ISBN 9780547243078 / 0547243073
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 11.5 x 0.4 in (22.61 x 29.21 x 1.02 cm)
- Ages 04 to 07 years
- Grade levels P - 2
- Reading level 510
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Themes
- Cultural Region: African
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Topical: Self-Esteem
- Library of Congress subjects Rain and rainfall, Schools
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009049701
- Dewey Decimal Code E
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Summary
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 the vibrant 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.
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Citations
- Booklist, 09/01/2010, Page 97
- Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/2011, Page 14
- Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 11/01/2010, Page 0
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2011, Page 44
- Kirkus Reviews, 10/01/2010, Page 0
- School Library Journal, 10/01/2010, Page 93