Miss Rumphius

"Alice Rumphius wanted to travel the world when she grew up, and then live by the sea - just as her grandfather had done.  But there is one more thing, he tells her: she must do something to make the world more beautiful.  Young Alice does not yet know what that will be..."

An beautiful story about travel and leaving the world a better place than it was when you started, with artwork to match. 

Awards: American Book

Paperback edition.