A Book Review: Biblioburro by Jeanette Winter
- thenerdyhammy
- Nov 3, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 20
"...books were scarce. Most homes had none."
Ages: 6 - 9
Pages: 32
Grade Level: 1 - 4
Location: Columbia
Time Period: 2000 to present
Luis Soriano loves books and his small house seems to burst with them. His wife, however, is exasperated. "What are we going to do, eat books with our rice?" And that's when Luis gets an idea. He knows that among the hills are many isolated villages with people who love to read, but have very few books. What if he packed up his two donkeys with his books and travelled every week to those people? Biblioburro: A True Story from Columbia by Jeanette White is about one man's "Burro Library" and his mission to share the "transformative power of reading."
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Content Warnings
Content that some individuals may find controversial or objectionable. Attention was given to include content which may offend people of a particular culture, race or religion and details which the sensitive child may find unsettling or troublesome.
"No Spoilers" offers a summary of content issues while avoiding spoilers. "With Spoilers" lists the potential content issues in detail.
No Spoilers:
An illustration shows a hold up.
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Scary Elements
In an illustration, Luis is held up by gunpoint by a robber. Nothing happens.
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