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.Author: James RumfordPublisher: Clarion BooksPublished: 10/25/2010Pages: 32Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.90h x 11.50w x 0.40dISBN: 9780547243078Audience: Ages 4-8Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 2.5Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 140157 / Rain SchoolAward: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - NomineeAward: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - RecommendedAward: Volunteer State Book Awards - NomineeAward: Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award - NomineeReview Citation(s): Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 44Booklist 09/01/2010 pg. 97School Library Journal 10/01/2010 pg. 93Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2010Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2010Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2011 pg. 14About the AuthorAward-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.
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