My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World

Do you get books from a public library in your town or even in your school library? In many remote areas of the world, there are no library buildings. In many countries, books are delivered in unusual way: by bus, boat, elephant, donkey, train, even by wheelbarrow. Why would librarians go to the trouble of packing books on the backs of elephants or driving miles to deliver books by bus? Because, as one librarian in Azerbaijan says, "Books are as important to us as air or water " This is the intriguing photo essay, a celebration of books, readers, and libraries.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
Published: 08/01/2005
ISBN: 9781590780930
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 10.20w x 0.40d
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee

Review Citations: Booklist 07/01/2005 pg. 1919
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2005 pg. 857
School Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 116
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2005 pg. 607
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2005 pg. 200 - Recommended
Science Books & Films 03/01/2006 pg. 74
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 103 - Superior,Well Above Average
Multicultural Review 06/01/2006 pg. 97
Science Books & Films Best Bks 01/01/2007 pg. 9

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 100404 / My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World
Reading Level: 6.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1