Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia
Written and Illustrated by: Jeanette Winter
Elementary Grades
"One person can make a difference, and in this book Luis Soriano makes all the difference in the world. A Colombian schoolteacher with a passion for reading, he had so many books in his house that he decided to take them to children high up in the mountains where no libraries existed. With the help of two burros, Soriano made the mountainous trek each weekend to spread literacy where it was desperately needed. Winter has a gift for creating nonfiction that is accessible to and appeals to very young readers."
School Library Journal Review
Online Resources:
http://elbiblioburro.blogspot.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuTswmx9TQU
http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/02/25/cnnheroes.soriano/index.html
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