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

Name: My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World
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ISBN: 9781590780930

By: Margriet Ruurs

Boyds Mills Press / 2005 / Hardcover

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Many children all over the world do not have the luxury of a library in their community. A new trend has begun, with mobile libraries forming all over the world to provide reading material to children. Learn all about the methods different countries like Peru, Azerbaijan, England, Australia and more take to encourage reading and literacy! Features fun facts about the country as well as full-color photographs of the children and their native mobile libraries.

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Title: My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World
By: Margriet Ruurs
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 32
Vendor: Boyds Mills Press
Publication Date: 2005

Dimensions: 9.00 X 10.00 (inches)
Weight: 13 ounces
ISBN: 1590780930
ISBN-13: 9781590780930
Ages: 8-10
Stock No: WW780930

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CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF PUBLICATION!

"With little information available about libraries of the world, this title offers a glimpse into the world of books, which several countries consider as important as air or water. This might be an interesting revelation to many students who consider reading a laborious task and to those who take an abundance of books very much for granted." — School Library Journal

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.

Author Bio

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Margriet Ruurs loves to visit her local library. She writes children's books and educational materials and conducts author visits in schools across the United States and Canada. She lives in Shedd, Oregon.

Editorial Reviews

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"With little information available about libraries of the world, this title offers a glimpse into the world of books, which several countries consider as important as air or water. This might be an interesting revelation to many students who consider reading a laborious task and to those who take an abundance of books very much for granted." — School Library Journal

"One of the more unusual books about libraries, this may also get kids thinking about children in other countries in a way that the series books never do." — Kirkus Reviews

"The easygoing and accessible narrative would work well as either a readaloud or as a text for independent readers. . . . Well organized and engaging." — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books