Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia - Hardcover
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Beach Lane BooksISBN-13:9781416997788ISBN-10:1416997784UPC:9781416997788Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, People & Places, Books & LibrariesBook Topic:Caribbean & Latin AmericaAward:2011 Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature Commended - Children/Young Adult Award|2014 Monarch Award Nominee - Grades K-3 AwardSize:8.00 x 8.30 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.65Product ID:SCCASM7CT8
A man, his burros, and his books bring joy to children in remote Colombian villages in this inspiring book based on a true story by celebrated picture book creator Jeanette Winter. Luis loves to read, but soon his house in Colombia is so full of books there's barely room for the family. What to do? Then he comes up with the perfect solution--a traveling library He buys two donkeys--Alfa and Beto--and travels with them throughout the land, bringing books and reading to the children in faraway villages. Complete with an author's note about the real man on whom this story is based.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Beach Lane BooksISBN-13:9781416997788ISBN-10:1416997784UPC:9781416997788Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, People & Places, Books & LibrariesBook Topic:Caribbean & Latin AmericaAward:2011 Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature Commended - Children/Young Adult Award|2014 Monarch Award Nominee - Grades K-3 AwardSize:8.00 x 8.30 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.65Product ID:SCCASM7CT8
Jeanette Winter is a celebrated picture book creator whose acclaimed works include The Snow Man; The Little Owl & the Big Tree: A Christmas Story; Oil; The Secret Project; and Diego, all written by Jonah Winter, and her own Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia; Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan; and Our House Is on Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call to Save the Planet, which has been translated into twenty-one languages.
Publisher: Beach Lane Books
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🏆 2011 Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature Commended - Children/Young Adult Award|2014 Monarch Award Nominee - Grades K-3 Award
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