Description
Alia Muhammad Baker's library in Basra, Iraq, has been a meeting place for those who love books for the past fourteen years. Now war has come, and Alia fears that the library--along with the thirty thousand books within it--will be destroyed forever. In this incredible true story of a war-stricken country where civilians seem powerless in the face of battle, this feminist and inspirational tale about a librarian's struggle to save her community's priceless collection of books reminds us how, throughout the world, the love of literature can unite us all.
Author: Jeanette Winter
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 09/24/2019
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 10.50h x 7.70w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780358141839
ISBN10: 0358141834
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Places | Middle East
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Books & Libraries
Author: Jeanette Winter
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 09/24/2019
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 10.50h x 7.70w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780358141839
ISBN10: 0358141834
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Places | Middle East
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Books & Libraries
About the Author
JEANETTE WINTER has illustrated many books for children, including Day of the Dead by Tony Johnston and her own Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book, My Name Is Georgia, and Josefina. She lives in New York Cit