Pablo Finds a Treasure
Illustrator
Isabelle Malenfant
Publisher
Annick Press
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9781554518678
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Pablo and his sister spend every day at "Treasure Mountain," the local dump. There, they rummage through the mounds of garbage looking for items that their mother can sell in order to provide food for the family. Occasionally, they find a "real" treasure like some still-edible food, or a picture book, which Pablo delights in, even though he can't read. The work is exhausting, and sometimes not very lucrative, but the worst thing they have to contend with is Filthy-Face, a brutish bully who steals the finds of all the children. But one day, Pablo discovers a real treasure. Will he be able to keep it from falling into the hands of Filthy-Face?
Grade Level
K-3, 3-5
Lexile Measure
AD570L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Homelessness; Poverty; homeless children; homeless family; impoverished children; impoverished family; financial hardship; starvation
Main Character
male child; female child
Race/Ethnicities
Hispanic (Mexican)
Family Formation
mother
Awards
Skipping Stones Honor Award, 2017, Winner, Multicultural And International
Storytelling World Resource Award, 2018, Winner, Stories for Pre-Adolescent Listeners
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2017 Ages 5 to 9
Booklist Book Review Stars, 2016
Keywords
developing country; gold chain; bullies; garbage; landfills; recycling; refuse; treasure troves; Mexico
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Poulin, Andrée, "Pablo Finds a Treasure" (2016). Diverse Families. 457.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/457