Tomas and the Library Lady
Mora, Pat
Colon, Raul (ILT)
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BOOK SUMMARY
"A gentle text and innovative artwork depict a pivotal summer in a boy's life when he and his family leave their Texas home for farm work in Iowa. One morning, while his parents pick corn, Tomás visits the imposing town library and meets a kindly librari
BOOK SYNOPSIS
"A gentle text and innovative artwork depict a pivotal summer in a boy's life when he and his family leave their Texas home for farm work in Iowa. One morning, while his parents pick corn, Tomás visits the imposing town library and meets a kindly librarian who gently coaxes him inside. Throughout the hot days thereafter, she offers Tomás cool drinks of water and adventurous escapes into books; on slow days he teaches her Spanish until it's time to return home to Texas: 'I have a sad word to teach you today. The word is adiós. It means good-bye.' . . . While young readers and future librarians will find this an inspiring tale, the end note gives it a real kick: the story is based on an actual migrant worker [Tomás Rivera] who became chancellor of a university--where the library now bears his name."--Publishers Weekly
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0375803491
ISBN(13-digit): 9780375803499
Copyright: 2000
Dewey Decimal: [E]
Library of Congress: BL 00006203
Book Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
Language: ENG
Paper Weight (lb): 0.3
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