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Rain School

Rain School - Hardcover

by James Rumford
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Availability:In StockContributor:James RumfordAudience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2010-10-25Pages:32
Language:EnglishPublisher:Clarion BooksISBN-13:9780547243078ISBN-10:547243073UPC:9780547243078Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, School & Education, Social ThemesBook Topic:Africa, Self-Esteem & Self-RelianceAward:2012 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee - Grades K-2 Award|2010 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) Recommended - Picture Book Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Primary Award|2013 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award Nominee - Picture Book AwardSize:8.90 x 11.50 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCBJX2GXE1

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Clarion BooksISBN-13:9780547243078ISBN-10:547243073UPC:9780547243078Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, School & Education, Social ThemesBook Topic:Africa, Self-Esteem & Self-RelianceAward:2012 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee - Grades K-2 Award|2010 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) Recommended - Picture Book Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Primary Award|2013 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award Nominee - Picture Book AwardSize:8.90 x 11.50 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCBJX2GXE1
Award-winning author and illustrator James Rumford taught school with his wife, Carol, in Chad. One day, in the middle of the rainy season, they came upon the mud ruins of the town's primary school. Many years later, the memory of that school and the desire of Chadians to get an education no matter the obstacles gave birth to Rain School.
Publisher: Clarion Books

Awards

🏆 2012 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee - Grades K-2 Award|2010 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) Recommended - Picture Book Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Primary Award|2013 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award Nominee - Picture Book Award

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James Rumford

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James Rumford

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