Waiting for the Biblioburro Esperando el Biblioburro

Waiting for the Biblioburro / Esperando el Biblioburro

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On most days, teacher and librarian Luis Soriano Bohórquez packs his two burros, Alfa and Beto, with books and makes his way over mountains and through valleys to visit children in far-flung villages in rural Colombia—all for the sake of literacy and culture.

Based on the work of a remarkable man and his intrepid burros, this bilingual English and Spanish edition celebrates the impact that a special mobile library—called the “biblioburro”—has had on the lives of real children.

AUTHOR

Monica Brown

ILLUSTRATOR

John Parra

TRANSLATOR

Adriana Dominguez

THEMES

Reading · Culture · Colombia

PUBLISHER

Tricycle Press

PUBLISHED IN

2016

PRAISE

“This sample of the impact of traveling librarians on rural children, inspired by a Colombian teacher-librarian, not only celebrates their work but eloquently portrays a matchless way to inspire learning: by feeding the natural hunger for story....Small, brown-faced Ana’s enthusiasm is contagious, and the satisfying denouement, in which she donates her homemade book to the traveling collection, is just right." [The Horn Book]

ISBN-13

978-0553538793

SPECS

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.44 x 0.34 x 10.88 inches

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Picture Book

32 pages

Bilingual

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