LIBRARIAN OF BASRA
LIBRARIAN OF BASRA In the Koran, the first thing God said to Muhammad was 'Read.'* --Alia Muhammad BakerAlia Muhammad Baker is a librarian in Basra, Iraq. Until now. For fourteen years, her library…
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LIBRARIAN OF BASRA
In the Koran, the first thing God said to Muhammad was 'Read.'* --Alia Muhammad BakerAlia Muhammad Baker is a librarian in Basra, Iraq. Until now. For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place for those who love books.
Illustrated by Jeanette Winter in bright acrylic and ink.Includes an author's note. 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. *From the New York Times, July 27,
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