The Library Book: The Story of Libraries from Camels to Computers - Hardcover

Sawa, Maureen

 
9780887766985: The Library Book: The Story of Libraries from Camels to Computers
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0887766986 ISBN 13: 9780887766985
Verlag: TUNDRA BOOKS INC, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

From books being delivered by camel in the hot lands of Kenya through the pack-horse librarians of Kentucky and beyond, this informative book explores how libraries existed and developed throughout history and the role they played in society in their time.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Maureen Sawa is an award-winning librarian. She is currently the Coordinator of Adult Services and Information for the Hamilton Public Library. She is also President of the Canadian Association of Children’s Librarians, a division of the Canadian Library Association. This is Maureen Sawa’s second book, following Car Smarts: Hot Tips for the Car Crazy.

Bill Slavin has illustrated more than fifty books for children, including The Big Book of Canada, Bleeps and Blips to Rocket Ships and Shooting Hoops and Skating Loops. His work has received numerous awards, including the 2004 Blue Spruce Award and the 2004 CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's medal, both for his work on Stanley's Party. He shares his studio in Millbrook, Ontario with his wife, Esperança Melo.

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Verlag
TUNDRA BOOKS INC
Erscheinungsdatum
2006
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0887766986
ISBN 13 
9780887766985
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Zeichner
Slavin Bill
Anzahl der Seiten
72
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