[LM_NET] ELEM: BOOK REVIEW: The Dump Man's Treasures by Lynn Plourde

[Toni Buzzeo <tonibuzzeo@TONIBUZZEO.COM>]

The Dump Man's Treasures by Lynn Plourde, illustrated by Mary Beth 
Owens. DownEast, 2008. 978-0-89272-725-4

The Dump Man's Treasures is a book for our times, a book to love if 
you are an environmentalist concerned about waste, a librarian who 
loves books more than anything else, or a teacher who values the 
ability to read as a person's most essential skill.  Mr. Pottle, the 
dump man in a small town in Maine, separates trash from treasure when 
people drop off their dump loads, and he especially has his eye out 
for books-all books!  He cleans them, repairs them, and lends them 
out from his makeshift lending library at the dump.  When they 
threaten to overrun the place, he even loads them into an old grocery 
cart and delivers them all over town to those who can't get to the 
dump.  Only when his cart fails him, loses a wheel, and lands his 
books and him in a ditch with a broken ankle that requires surgery do 
the people in his town learn his surprising secret.  Mr. Pottle, 
great lover of books, can't read!  The children know just what to do; 
they read aloud to him, and, as the final illustration hints, teach 
him to read.  Illustrated in Owens' characteristic cozy and appealing 
water color illustrations, this book is a celebration of recycling, 
books, reading, and community, and one you will not want to 
miss.  Suggested ages 4-10.


Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com>
Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
Buxton, ME 04093
http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
The Library Doors, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott (Upstart 
2008) BRAND NEW

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