The librarian of Basra : a true story from Iraq
(Book)
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Published
Orlando, FL : Harcourt, [2005].
ISBN
9780358141839, 0358141834
Lexile measure
AD 640L
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Batavia Public Library District - Juvenile Non-Fiction | J 020.92 WIN | On Shelf |
Bensenville SD#2 - Tioga School - Nonfiction | 020 WIN | On Shelf |
Berwyn Public Library - Juvenile Stacks | J BIOGRAPHY BAKER | On Shelf |
Bloomingdale Public Library - Juvenile Biography | J B BAKER | On Shelf |
Blue Island Public Library - Juvenile Stacks | JUV 020.9 WIN | On Shelf |
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Published
Orlando, FL : Harcourt, [2005].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780358141839, 0358141834
UPC
9780152054458
Lexile code
AD
Lexile measure
640
Notes
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
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
Target Audience
640,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,3.2.
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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
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Winter, J. (2005). The librarian of Basra: a true story from Iraq . Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winter, Jeanette. 2005. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story From Iraq. Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winter, Jeanette. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story From Iraq Harcourt, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Winter, Jeanette. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story From Iraq Harcourt, 2005.
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