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Rufus M

Eleanor Estes

1943191 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1943
first published
  • 1943Harcourt, Brace and Company · 320 pages · ENG
  • 1970Harcourt Brace Jovanovich · 320 pages · ENGISBN 9780152694159
  • 1974Knight Books · 191 pages · ENGISBN 9780340180068
  • 2001Harcourt · 233 pages · ENGISBN 9780152025717
  • 2001Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · 256 pages · ENGISBN 9780547544434
  • 2002Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media · ENGISBN 9780606208932
  • 1989Yearling · ENGISBN 9780440401926
  • 1989Yearling · ENGISBN 9780440700272
PlayfulWhimsicalShort read

The adventures of seven-year-old Rufus Moffat, living with his widowed mother and older siblings including his encounter with an invisible piano player and his attempts at ventroliquism.

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Written forChildrenMiddle grade

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Reading situationRead aloud
ThemesFamily

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