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Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia
Last updated Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Author: Jeanette Winter
Date of Publication: 2010
ISBN: 1416997784
Grade Level: 1st (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Jun. 2018
Synopsis:
Luis loves to read, but soon his house in Colombia is so full of books there's barely room for the family. What to do? Then he comes up with the perfect solution--a traveling library! He buys two donkeys--Alfa and Beto--and travels with them throughout the land, bringing books and reading to the children in faraway villages. Beautiful!
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Multicultural element (English-Spanish, "burro" -donkey, "biblioteca" - library).
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Three Little Pigs is referenced in the story.
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This book is based on true events.
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Have you heard of Colombia? What language is spoken there? (Find it on the globe in the classroom if there is one).
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What is a true story (verses fiction)?
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When you think of the library, what do you imagine?
Vocabulary
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Burro: a donkey in Spanish
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Sturdy: solid, hard to destroy
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Scowls: frowns/makes an angry face
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If you had library burros,what would you name them?
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What did Luis do in the story?
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What kind of library was in the story?
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Would you want to travel and share your books with other children?
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Did you know there are real Bookmobiles that do the same thing as Luis in the story?
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