| Title | : | Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built |
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| ISBN | : | 1984892630 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 978-1984892638 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | and 1 more , Kindle, Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 pages |
| Publication | : | Schwartz & Wade |
In the city of Bogata, in the barrio of La Nueva Gloria, there live two Joses. One is a boy who dreams of Saturdays that's the day he gets to visit Paradise, the library. The second Jose is a garbage collector. From dusk until dawn, he scans the sidewalks as he drives, squinting in the dim light, searching household trash for hidden treasure. books! Some are stacked in neat piles, as if waiting for Jos#769;. Others take a bit digging. Ever since he found his first book, Anna Karenina, years earlier, he's been collecting books thick ones and thin ones, worn ones and almost new ones to add to the collection in his home. And on Saturdays, kids like little Jose run to the steps of Paradise to discover a world filled with books and wonder.
With an evocative text by a debut author, and rich, stunning illustrations from an up and coming Colombian illustrator, here is a celebration of perseverance, community, and the power of books.
Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built Reviews
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Loved it!
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The inside cover states that a portion of proceeds benefits the literacy foundation explained in the book. I'm glad this book is available to share this man's story and help fund his work. The illustrations are great and make the book. I find the writing choppy with odd
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This is a gorgeous book on every level. The story is closely based on a real story, and such an artfully woven together story of two Joses: a grown man who works as a trash collector in Bogata, and builds a library out of discarded books he finds in the trash, and a young
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This is an engaging picture book based on the true story of a Colombian garbageman who collected cast off books from the trash and created a community library in his home. It describes how the local children eagerly looked forward to borrowing his books to explore other
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Lovely story, full of education, sharing, pathos. That said, the product now for the 3rd time, a new book, also arrived damaged from . Proper packing or better storage of their new books is in order, & I'm so very disappointed by .
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I love this book. Angela tells us the story of Jose, this simple garbage man, who by collecting books and building a library, allows kids to dream. And intertwined with Jose's adult story, a fictional Jose represents all the kids in this barrio in Colombia. By including
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This charming book is fun to read. Beautiful illustrations take the reader on a nighttime ride through the streets of Bogata with Jose the garbage man; through the day with young Jose, who longs for Saturday, and then on an adventure of the imagination as both young and old
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We read this for our head start classrooms and it was a hit! Both admin and children loved it!
