Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built

By Angela Burke Kunkel (Author), Paola Escobar (Illustrator)

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José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbageman in Bogotá, Colombia, collects books along his route and creates a library for children to read and borrow in his neighborhood on Saturdays.

Fiction, Biography, General Fiction
Notable Children's Books 2021
Age: Younger
Format: Book
ISBN: 9781984892638

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