My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781590780930)

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: Margriet Ruurs
ISBN-10: 1590780930
ISBN-13: 9781590780930
Publisher: Astra Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2005
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 10.20w x 0.40d

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

Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
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