The Librarian of Basra, written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter
Alia Muhammad Baker is the librarian of Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place fo 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 county 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. © 30 pages
Hardcover published in 2005
In a war-stricken county 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. © 30 pages
Hardcover published in 2005
