The librarian of Basra : a true story from Iraq
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Author
Winter, Jeanette.
Published
Orlando, FL : Harcourt, Inc., c2005.
Format
Book
ISBN
0152054456, 9780358141839, 9781415575277
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Lexile measure
AD 640L
Status
Available from Another Library
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Published
Orlando, FL : Harcourt, Inc., c2005.
Language
English
ISBN
0152054456, 9780358141839, 9781415575277
Lexile code
AD
Lexile measure
640

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Description
Alia Muhammad Baker is a librarian in Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, the library where she works 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.
Target Audience
Elementary Grade.
Target Audience
640,Lexile.
Target Audience
AD640L,Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 82 (very high),Semantic demand: 90 (very high),Syntactic demand: 88 (very high),Structure demand: 85 (very high),Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,3.2.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts!,3.4.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,3.2,0.5,83517.
Awards
Middle East Book Award Honor, 2005
Awards
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2006.
Awards
Amelia Bloomer Award, 2006

Subjects

LC Subjects
Biographies.
Picture books.
Other Subjects
Baker, Alia Muhammad.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Librarians -- Iraq -- Baṛrah -- Biography.
Libraries -- Destruction and pillage -- Iraq -- Baṛrah.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Winter, J. (2005). The librarian of Basra: a true story from Iraq . Harcourt, Inc..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Winter, Jeanette. 2005. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story From Iraq. Harcourt, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Winter, Jeanette. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story From Iraq Harcourt, Inc, 2005.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Winter, Jeanette. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story From Iraq Harcourt, Inc., 2005.

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