Franklin, K. and McGirr, N. (1996). Out of the dump: Writings and photographs by children from Guatemala. New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers.
In 1991, photographer Nancy McGirr decided to start a project in which the youngsters would photograph their own world with the profits used to allow the children to attend school. This book includes essays and poems written by the children.
KRISTINE L. FRANKLIN is the author of several novels for young readers, including Eclipse. Nerd No More, Dove Song, and the best-selling Lone Wolf, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.
3nd-5th grade
Collection of essays and poems
