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Waiting for the Biblioburro

Ana loves stories. She often makes them up to help her little brother fall asleep. But in her small village there are only a few books and she has read them all. One morning, Ana wakes up to the clip-clop of hooves, and there before her, is the most wonderful sight: a traveling library resting on the backs of two burros all the books a little girl could dream of, with enough stories to encourage her to create one of her own.

Inspired by the heroic efforts of real-life librarian Luis Soriano, award-winning picture book creators Monica Brown and John Parra introduce readers to the mobile library that journeys over mountains and through valleys to bring literacy and culture to rural Colombia, and to the children who wait for the BiblioBurro.

For more stories about the impact of librarians in the lives of Mighty Girls, visit our Teachers / Librarians section.

For a bilingual English / Spanish edition of this book, check out Waiting for the Biblioburro / Esperando el biblioburro.

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“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." -- Horn Book Guide

Product Details

Recommended Age 4 - 8
Author Monica Brown
Illustrator John Parra
ISBN 1582463530
Publication Date Aug 9, 2011
Publisher Tricycle Press
Language English