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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!

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.

Spanish edition of Digging for Words.

AUTHOR

Angela Burke Kunkel

ILLUSTRATOR

Paola Escobar

TRANSLATOR

Teresa Mlawer

THEMES

Books · Perseverance · Colombia

PUBLISHER

Random House Studio

PUBLISHED IN

2020

ISBN-13

978-0593181706

SPECS

Item Weight: ‎ 14 ounces
Dimensions: 9.38 "W x 11.31 "H x 0.40 "D

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Picture Book

40 pages

Spanish

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