The Librarian Of Basra
A True Story From Iraq
Winter, Jeanette
Winter, Jeanette (ILT)
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BOOK SUMMARY
A hopeful and inspiring true story about a librarian in Basra, Iraq.
BOOK SYNOPSIS
"In the Koran, the first thing God said to Muhammad was 'Read.'"*
--Alia Muhammad Baker
Alia Muhammad Baker is a librarian in Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place for those who love books. Until now. Now war has come, and Alia fears that the library--along with the thirty thousand books within it--will be destroyed forever.
In a war-stricken country where civilians--especially women--have little power, this true story about a librarian's struggle to save her community's priceless collection of books reminds us all how, throughout the world, the love of literature and the respect for knowledge know no boundaries.
Includes an author's note.
*From the New York Times, July 27, 2003
BOOK EXCERPTS
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0152054456
ISBN(13-digit): 0152054456
Copyright: 2005
Dewey Decimal: 020/.92
Library of Congress: 2004012969
Book Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books
Language: ENG
Binding: Sewn
No. of Pages: 32
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