Digging for words : Jose Alberto Gutierrez and the library he built
Kunkel, Angela Burke2020
Book
Total copies: 1
This picture book is based on the life of Jose Alberto Gutierrez, a garbage collector in Bogota, Colombia who started a library with a single discarded book found on his route. 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 Jose'. Others take a bit more 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.
Main title:
Digging for words : Jose Alberto Gutierrez and the library he built / written by Angela Burke Kunkel ; illustrated by Paola Escobar.
Author:
Kunkel, Angela Burke, authorEscobar, Paola, illustrator
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2020]
Collation:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Audience:
Interest age level: Ages 4-8. Schwartz & Wade Books.Interest grade level: Grades K-1. Schwartz & Wade Books.
ISBN:
9781984892638 ((hardcover))9781984892645 ((library binding))9781984892652 ((ebook))
Dewey class:
[E]
LC class:
PZ7.1.K84637
Language:
English
Subject:
Gutierrez, Jose Alberto -- Juvenile fictionGutierrez, Jose Alberto -- FictionLibraries -- FictionBooks and reading -- FictionBogota (Colombia) -- FictionPicture BooksBooks for very young children, children's picture books & activity booksChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Biographical fictionChildren's / Teenage general interest: Literature, books & writersChildren's / Teenage general interest: People & placesCaribbean islandsSouth & Central America, Latin AmericaColombia -- Fiction
BRN:
551437