The librarian of Basra: a true story from Iraq
Literature biography, General non-fiction, War, Travel and geography, Women biography
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Alia Muhammed Baker is the librarian in Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place for those who love books. Until now. Now Alia fears that the library and the 30,000 books within it will be… destroyed forever. In a war-stricken country where civilians, especially women, 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. For preschool-grade 2
Title Details
ISBN
9780152054458
Publisher
Harcourt
Copyright Date
2005
Book number
4465082
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Wendy Devilbiss
Duration
8 minutes
Audio producer
NLS