Release date supplied by publisher. Print book published: New York : Viking Press, [1982]. Audiobook originally released by Penguin Random House. Issued as a Wonderbook, a pre-loaded audiobook player permanently attached to a hardcover book. Powered by a rechargeable battery ; USB charger required for recharging. Audiobook player has 2 modes. Read-Along mode narrates the story. Learning mode asks questions related to the story. Read by Ellen Archer.
Summary:
As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.
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