 This picture book is based on the true story of Jose Alberto Gutierrez, a Colombian garbageman, who rescues thrown-away books from the trash and has created a library in his home. Local children look forward to Saturdays when they can visit Jose’s Paradise Library and be transported by the magic of the stories. Spanish words are integrated smoothly into the text. The beautiful illustrations were rendered digitally. An author’s note supplies photographs and biographical information about Jose Albert Gutierrez. A section called Featured Books describes several references to books that have been showcased in the illustrations. A Spanish edition of the book is also available.. mjw |
| Title: Digging For Words: Jose Alberto Gutierrez And The Library He Built Author: Angela Burke Kunkel Illustrator: Paola Escobar Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books. New York Copyright: 2020 Original Language: English ISBN: 978-1-9848-9263-8 Hardcover pages: 40 Age range: 4-8 Genre: Picture Book Book setting: Bogota, Colombia Author’s ethnicity: U.S. Author’s residence: U.S. Illustrator’s ethnicity: Colombian Illustrator’s residence: Bogota, Colombia Subjects: Bogota, Colombia; Books and reading; Latin American history; Libraries, South America books |
Digging For Words: Jose Alberto Gutierrez And The Library He Built
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