This book is disheartening but it's a story that needs to be told. Pablo and his sister sift through the trash heap everyday for materials that can be sold. They have to help bring money into the house for food and necessities. On the cataloging in publication page there is a little snippet about child labor in other countries. I think this needs to be expanded as an author's note at the end of the book. Where it is now is someplace most people don't read.