The Librarian of Basra: A True Story From Iraq

About the book:

This book is based on real story of Alia Muhammad Baker. She was the chief librarian at Al Basrah Library when the war started. The non-fiction picture book depicts the story of her effort to save 30.000 books with the help of her friends at the time of war.

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Age: +5

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Author & Illustrator: Jeanette Winter

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Some comments on developmental opportunities:talking about war and their destruction, empathy development, the power of cooperation

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Issues to talk about: What happened in Iraq war? How the current wars affect children, adults and communities? (such as Syrian war), protecting books, responsibility, our strengths

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A quotation from the book:

‘’The books must be saved’’