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Waiting for the Biblioburro

When a man brings to a remote village two burros, Alfa and Beto, loaded with books the children can borrow, Ana's excitement leads her to write a book of her own as she waits for the BibliBurro to return. Includes glossary of Spanish terms and a note on the true story of Columbia's BiblioBurro and mobile libraries in other countries.
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Biblioburro

a true story from Colombia
Luis has so many books in his little house in Colombia that he buys two donkeys and travels throughout the land bringing the joy of reading to children.

Waiting for the Biblioburro =

esperando el Biblioburro
2016
A bilingual edition of the story of teacher and librarian Luis Soriano Bohorquez who packs his two burros with books and makes his way over mountains and through valleys to visit children in far-flung villages in rural Colombia.
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