Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built by Kunkel, Angela Burke
Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built by Kunkel, Angela Burke

Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built

A gorgeous and inspiring picture book based on the life of José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbage collector...
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SKU: 9781984892645
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Author: Angela Burke Kunkel
Format: Library Binding
Language: English
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Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built by Kunkel, Angela Burke

Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built

$71.30
Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built by Kunkel, Angela Burke

Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built

$71.30
Author: Angela Burke Kunkel
Format: Library Binding
Language: English
Description
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.

Author: Angela Burke Kunkel
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
Published: 09/08/2020
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Library Binding
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781984892645
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511974 / Digging for Words: Jose Alberto Gutierrez and the Library He Built


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2020 pg. 129
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2021 pg. 129
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
ANGELA BURKE KUNKEL is a school librarian who lives with her husband, two children, and two rescue pups on the banks of Otter Creek in Vermont. Digging for Words is her debut. Visit her on the web at angelakunkel.com and on Twitter @angkunkel.

PAOLA ESCOBAR grew up traveling from town to town in Bogota, Colombia. She has published with SM Spain, Planeta, Norma, and more. Paola is the illustrator of Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré, an Indie Pick called a must-have for all libraries in a School Library Journal starred review. She lives with her husband and dog, Flora. Follow her on Instagram @paoesco8ar.
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