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Winter, Jeanette

 
9780152054458: The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0152054456 ISBN 13: 9780152054458
Verlag: HMH Books for Young Readers, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

"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. Illustrated by Jeanette Winter in bright acrylic and ink.

Includes an author's note.
*From the New York Times, July 27, 2003

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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 City.

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Verlag
HMH Books for Young Readers
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0152054456
ISBN 13 
9780152054458
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
32
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