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Out of the Dump: Writings and Photographs by Children from Guatemala
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4.1 out of 5
Based on 18 Ratings and 5 Reviews

Book Description
Let's look at parenting from a child's view--Over 1,000 children live and scavenge in the Guatemala City garbage dump. In this stunning and heartbreaking book, the dump children photograph and write about their parents, siblings, animals, and about their plans for the future. Mirian Esquivel writes, "Women always have a lot of children because they fall in love when they're only fifteen years... More
Book Information
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages56
ISBN-10068813923X
ISBN-13978-0688139230
Publication Date04/1996
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About Kristine L. Franklin (Author, Editor) : Kristine L. Franklin is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Kristine L. Franklin include Cuss, Lone Wolf, Dove Song.
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About Nancy McGirr (Editor) : Nancy McGirr is a published editor of children's books. A published credit of Nancy McGirr is Out of the Dump: Writing and Photographs by Children of Guatemala.
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