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 José´. 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.
| ISBN: | 9781984892645 |
| Publication date: | 8th September 2020 |
| Author: | Angela Burke Kunkel |
| Illustrator: | Paola Escobar |
| Publisher: | Random House Studio an imprint of Random House Children's Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 40 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Biographical fiction / autobiographical stories Children’s / Teenage general interest: Information resources Children’s / Teenage general interest: Literature, books and writers People / Places Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |
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.
Digging for Words features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: Biographical fiction / autobiographical stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Information resources, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Literature, books and writers, People / Places, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
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Digging for Words was written by Angela Burke Kunkel and published by Random House Studio an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Digging for Words has 40 pages