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Digging for words : José Alberto Gutiérrez and the library he built /

In Bogotá, Columbia, young José eagerly anticipates Saturday, when he can visit the library started by José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbage collector, and take a book home to enjoy all week. Includes note about Gutiérrez's life and Bogotá.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kunkel, Angela Burke (Author)
Other Authors: Escobar, Paola (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Gutiérrez, José Alberto > Juvenile literature.
Gutiérrez, José Alberto > Fiction.
Libraries > Juvenile literature.
Books and reading > Juvenile literature.
Bogotá (Colombia) > Juvenile literature.
Colombia > Juvenile literature.
Libraries > Fiction.
Books and reading > Fiction.
Bogotá (Colombia) > Fiction.
Colombia > Fiction.
Libraries.
Books and reading.
Colombia > Bogotá.
Colombia.
Picture books.
Informational works.
Creative nonfiction.
Biographies.
Biographical fiction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Children's stories > Pictorial works.
Description
Summary:In Bogotá, Columbia, young José eagerly anticipates Saturday, when he can visit the library started by José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbage collector, and take a book home to enjoy all week. Includes note about Gutiérrez's life and Bogotá.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:Ages 4-8.
Grades K-1.
Awards:American Library Association Notable Children's Bk
A Junior Library Guild selection.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781984892638
1984892630
9781984892645
1984892649