Lynn Plourde
Location: Winthrop, Maine
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The Dump Man's Treasures
Author: Lynn Plourde Illustrator/Photographer: Mary Beth Owens
Named one of Smithsonian magazine’s Notable Books for Children 2008
Winner of a 2009 Independent Publisher’s Bronze Award
One town’s trash becomes the dump man’s treasure in this inspiring tale. Mr. Pottle, who oversees the town dump, can’t bear to see books thrown out and destroyed, so he rescues and recycles them for the community to enjoy. When one day he is injured in a fall, that community rallies to rescue Mr. Pottle. When they deliver books to him to speed his recovery, they discover he cannot read. That’s when the town comes together to help Mr. Pottle fully enjoy his treasures. An enjoyable picture book in its own right, The Dump Man’s Treasures also delivers a message about the importance and love of books and reading.
Author Information: LYNN PLOURDE is a prolific and award-winning author of children’s books, including Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud; Moose, of Course! and The First Feud. Her book Wild Child was chosen as an American Booksellers Association Kids’ Pick of the list (1999) and Snow Day was a Los Angeles Times Best Kid’s Book of the year (2002). She lives in Winthrop, Maine.
Illustrator Information: MARY BETH OWENS has illustrated and written numerous books, for children and adults, including The Gazebo, The Story of the Sea Glass, and First Rite. The Story of Sea Glass won a Maine Library Association’s Golden Trap Award (2003), and The Gazebo earned the 2005 Growing Good Kids Classics Award from the American Horticultural Society. She lives in Walpole, Maine.
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