Angela Burke Kunkel

Digging for Words

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House USA Inc
• Seitenzahl: 40
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 286mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 420g
• ISBN-13: 9781984892638
• ISBN-10: 1984892630
• Artikelnr.: 58700959

Autorenporträt

Angela Burke Kunkel; illustrated by Paola Escobar