The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come

Sue Macy

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Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Simon & Schuster, 2019

1481472208 / 9781481472203

Librería: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de AmericaWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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Recipient of a Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger Readers An ALA Notable Book A Bank Street Best Book of the Year ?Text and illustration meld beautifully.? ?The New York Times ?Stunning.?? ?Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ?Inspired.[a] journalistic, propulsive narrative.? ?Publishers Weekly (starred review) ?The story comes alive through the bold acrylic and gouache art.? ?Booklist (starred review) From New York Times Best Illustrated Book artist Stacy Innerst and author Sue Macy comes a story of one man?s heroic effort to save the world?s Yiddish books in their Sydney Taylor Book Award?winning masterpiece.Over the last forty years, Aaron Lansky has jumped into dumpsters, rummaged around musty basements, and crawled through cramped attics. He did all of this in pursuit of a particular kind of treasure, and he?s found plenty. Lansky?s treasure was any book written Yiddish, the language of generations of European Jews. When he started looking for Yiddish books, experts estimated there might be about 70,000 still in existence. Since then, the MacArthur Genius Grant recipient has collected close to 1.5 million books, and he?s finding more every day. Told in a folkloric voice reminiscent of Patricia Polacco, this story celebrates the power of an individual to preserve history and culture, while exploring timely themes of identity and immigration.…

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Título
The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come
Autor
Sue Macy
Editorial
Simon & Schuster
Año de publicación
2019
Estado
Good
Encuadernación
Hardback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
1481472208
ISBN 13
9781481472203
Ilustrador
Innerst, Stacy

World of Books (was SecondSale)

Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America

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Founded in 2002, World of Books is a leading online destination for buying and selling both preloved and new books, committed to making sustainable reading accessible to all. With a mission to help people read more and waste less, World of Books offers a huge range of affordable, high-quality books — giving both new and preloved titles a second life. The company also operates World of Books – Sell Your Books, an easy-to-use platform that allows customers to trade in unwanted books for cash, helping to keep books in circulation while promoting sustainability. As a Certified B Corp, World of Books is driven by a vision to become the world’s largest and most sustainable dedicated online bookstore. The company measures its success through the positive environmental impact it creates, the value it provides to customers, and its ability to operate profitably while supporting its sustainable mission …

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900 Knell Rd
Montgomery, IL Estados Unidos de America 60538