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Armando and the Blue Tarp School

Armando and the Blue Tarp School - Paperback

by Edith Hope Fine, Judith Josephson
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Availability:In StockContributor:Edith Hope Fine, Judith Josephson, Hernán Sosa (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2014-03-15Pages:32
Language:EnglishPublisher:Lee & Low BooksISBN-13:9781620141656ISBN-10:1620141655UPC:9781620141656Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:School & Education, Social Themes, People & PlacesBook Topic:Poverty & Homelessness, MexicoSize:10.30 x 8.30 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.3505Product ID:SC0B2W8S45

The story of a young Mexican boy living in a colonia (trash dump community) who takes the first steps toward realizing his dream of getting an education.

Armando's family is pepenadores, trash pickers, living off things they can use, recycle, and sell from the city trash dump. Armando works with his father to help support the family, but he also finds things for himself--pencil stubs, a notebook, and an old paint set--with which to write and paint.

One summer Señor David arrives and begins teaching school on a blue tarp spread on the ground. Armando's parents finally decide that learning may help him find different work when he grows up, so he begins attending the blue tarp school. The children learn to read and write in Spanish and English. They learn math. And they draw, much to Armando's delight.

When a fire in the colonia burns down several homes, it is Armando's picture of the fiery night that helps bring outside support and money to construct a school building. The story is inspired by the work of David Lynch, a teacher from New York who first began working in a colonia in Mexico in the early 1980s.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Lee & Low BooksISBN-13:9781620141656ISBN-10:1620141655UPC:9781620141656Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:School & Education, Social Themes, People & PlacesBook Topic:Poverty & Homelessness, MexicoSize:10.30 x 8.30 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.3505Product ID:SC0B2W8S45

Edith Hope Fine is a full-time writer of children's books and stories. Fine's Under the Lemon Moon, published by Lee & Low Books, was a Parents' Choice Award Honor book. Fine lives in Encinitas, California. To find out more, visit Edith Hope Fine's Web site at edithfine.com. Edith, along with co-author Judith Pinkerton Josephson, have created a special site for the Lee & Low Books title Armando and the Blue Tarp School at bluetarpschool.com.

Judith Pinkerton Josephson is a full-time writer of children's books and stories. Josephson's Growing Up in World War II won first place in the San Diego Book Awards. She lives in Encinitas, California. To find out more, visit Judith Pinkerton Josephson's Web site at judithjosephson.com. Judith, along with co-author Edith Hope Fine, have set up a special site for the Lee & Low Books title Armando and the Blue Tarp School at bluetarpschool.com.

Hernán Sosa was born in Argentina and raised in Paraguay. He received a degree in visual communications from the Colorado Institute of Art. He currently works as an illustrator of children's books and as a graphic designer focusing mostly on magazines. Sosa and his wife live in Denver, Colorado. His website is coroflot.com/hernansosaillustration.


Publisher: Lee & Low Books

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Edith Hope Fine, Judith Josephson, Hernán Sosa (Illustrator)

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Edith Hope Fine, Judith Josephson

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