Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built
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- Synopsis
- A gorgeous and inspiring picture book based on the life of José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbage collector in Bogotá, 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 José́. 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.
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 40 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781984892652
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781984892638
- Publisher:
- Random House Children's Books
- Date of Addition:
- 11/12/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Angela Burke Kunkel
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction
- Grade Levels:
- Kindergarten, First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Pre-Kindergarten
- Reading Age:
- 4–8
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.