A remarkable tale of books and reading, now in a Bilingual Spanish-English edition.
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Latino and Multicultural Literature.
Monica is currently Professor of English at Northern Arizona University, specializing in U.
S.
Her books have garnered starred reviews, the Am ricas Award, two Pura Belpr Author Honors, and the prestigious Rockefeller Fellowship on Chicano Cultural Literacy.
About the author: Monica Brown\'s Peruvian American heritage has inspired in her a desire to share Latino stories with children.
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.
On most days, teacher and librarian Luis Soriano Boh rquez 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.
A remarkable tale of books and reading, now in a Bilingual Spanish-English edition