{"product_id":"digging-for-words-jos-alberto-gutirrez-and-the-library-he-built-9781984892638","title":"Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous and inspiring picture book based on the life of Jos  Alberto Guti rrez, a garbage collector in Bogot , Colombia who started a library with a single discarded book found on his route\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the city of Bogata, in the barrio of La Nueva Gloria, there live two Joses. One is a boy who dreams of Saturdays-- that's the day he gets to visit Paradise, the library. The second Jose is a garbage collector. From dusk until dawn, he scans the sidewalks as he drives, squinting in the dim light, searching household trash for hidden treasure . . . books  Some are stacked in neat piles, as if waiting for Jos ́. Others take a bit more digging. Ever since he found his first book, \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e, years earlier, he's been collecting books--thick ones and thin ones, worn ones and almost new ones-- to add to the collection in his home. And on Saturdays, kids like little Jose run to the steps of Paradise to discover a world filled with books and wonder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an evocative text by a debut author, and rich, stunning illustrations from an up-and-coming Colombian illustrator, here is a celebration of perseverance, community, and the power of books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Schwartz \u0026amp; Wade Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984892638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 9.40w x 0.30d","brand":"Angela Burke Kunkel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37895581663413,"sku":"9781984892638","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b9a3c650-1db8-4e86-a239-c72046bf0ec9.jpg?v=1607711970","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/digging-for-words-jos-alberto-gutirrez-and-the-library-he-built-9781984892638","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}