The librarian of Basra : a true story from Iraq
Title
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The librarian of Basra : a true story from Iraq
Personal Author EPSB
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Jeanette. Winter
Summary
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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.
Year Published
:
2004
Physical Description
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Program Information
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Accelerated Reader LG 3.2 0.5 83517
Personal Subject
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Baker, Alia Muhammad.
Subject
:
Librarians -- Iraq -- Baṣrah -- Biography.
Libraries -- Destruction and pillage -- Iraq -- Baṣrah.
Iraq War, 2003-2011-.
Summary
:
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.
ISBN
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9780152054458
9780358141839
Publisher
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Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, Inc., c2004.
Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, Inc., c2005.
Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, Inc., c2019.
©2004
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| Johnny Bright | E WIN | Book | 31455000114404 | Picture Books |