Rufus M.

Rufus M.

Rufus M.

Rufus M.

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Overview

You've never met anyone quite like Rufus Moffat. He gets things done, but he gets them done his way.
When he wants to check out library books, Rufus teaches himself to write...even though he doesn't yet know how to read. When food is scarce, he plants some special "Rufus beans" that actually grow...despite his digging them up every day to check on them. And Rufus has friends that other people don't even know exist! He discovers the only invisible piano player in town, has his own personal flying horse for a day, and tours town with the Cardboard Boy, his dearest friend-and enemy.
Rufus isn't just the youngest Moffat, he's also the cleverest, the funniest, and the most unforgettable.
Eleanor Estes's beloved Moffats stories are being published in new editions as Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classics. The original interior illustrations have been retained, but handsome new cover art by Tricia Tusa gives the books a fresh, timeless appeal for today's readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780152025779
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 04/01/2001
Series: Odyssey Classics Series
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 265,792
Product dimensions: 5.12(w) x 7.62(h) x 0.62(d)
Lexile: 770L (what's this?)
Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Eleanor Estes (1906-1988) grew up in West Haven, Connecticut, which she renamed Cranbury for her classic stories about the Moffat and Pye families. A children’s librarian for many years, she launched her writing career with the publication of The Moffats in 1941. Two of her outstanding books about the Moffats—Rufus M. and The Middle Moffat—were awarded Newbery Honors, as was her short novel The Hundred Dresses. She won the Newbery Medal for Ginger Pye.
 

Table of Contents

Rufus M.1
A Trainload of Soldiers22
The Invisible Piano Player41
Rufus and the Fatal Four57
Two Moffats Go Calling77
Eyes in the Pipes95
Money in the Ice116
Rufus's Beans134
Fireworks and Buried Treasure155
The Flying Horse Named Jimmy170
Popcorn Partnership191
A Bona Fide Ventriloquist202
Better Times Are Coming Now219
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