James Rumford

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1) Seeker of knowledge: the man who deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphs

Author

Rumford, James

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

2000

Language

English

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A biography of the French scholar whose decipherment of the Egyptian hieroglyphic language made the study of ancient Egypt possible.

2) Chee-lin: a giraffe's journey

Author

Rumford, James

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

3) Traveling man: the journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354

Author

Rumford, James

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

4) The Island-below-the-star

Author

Rumford, James

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

1998

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IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Five brothers, each with a special skill, sail across the vast Pacific Ocean to the islands now known as Hawaii.

5) Beowulf: a hero's tale retold

Author

Rumford, James

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Company

Pub. Date

2007

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IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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A simplified and illustrated retelling of the exploits of the Anglo-Saxon warrior, Beowulf, and how he came to defeat the monster Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon that threatened the kingdom.

6) Rain school

Author

Rumford, James

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

Pub. Date

2010

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IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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The children arrive on the first day of school and build a mud structure to be their classroom for the next nine months until the rainy season comes and washes it all away.

7) From the good mountain: how Gutenberg changed the world

Author

Rumford, James

Pub. Date

2012

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IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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A short biography of Johannes Gutenberg and how he invented a way to print books with moveable type.

8) Don't touch my hat

Author

Rumford, James

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

Pub. Date

2007

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IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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A sheriff in the Old West fights crime with the help of his lucky ten-gallon hat.

9) Sequoyah: the Cherokee man who gave his people writing

Author

Rumford, James

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Co

Pub. Date

2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

10) Silent music: a story of Baghdad

Author

Rumford, James

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Pub. Date

2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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As bombs and missiles fall on Baghdad in 2003, a young boy uses the art of calligraphy to distance himself from the horror of war.

11) Nine animals and the well

Author

Rumford, James

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

2003

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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A fable about a group of animals which strives to bring the perfect present to the Indian raja-king's birthday party. Discusses how the numerals we use originated in India.