The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq | |
ISBN: 9780152054458 Author: Winter, Jeanette/ Winter, Jeanette (ILT) Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Published: January 2005 Retail: $17.99 OUR PRICE: $3.09 You Save 83% Binding Type: Hardcover Annotation: Alia Muhammad Baker’s library in Basra, Iraq, has been a meeting place for those who love books for the past fourteen years. Now war has come, and Alia fears that the library—along with the thirty thousand books within it—will be destroyed forever. In this incredible true story of a war-stricken country where civilians seem powerless in the face of battle, this feminist and inspirational tale about a librarian’s struggle to save her community’s priceless collection of books reminds us how, throughout the world, the love of literature can unite us all. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Middle East - Juvenile Nonfiction | Books & Libraries |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2004012969 |
Lexile Measure: 640 |
BISAC category: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General |
Target Grade/Age Group: Kindergarten, Ages 5-6 |
Grade level: Kindergarten |
Physical Information: 0.25" H x 25.00" L x 8.25" W |
Lexile Level: 640 |
Bargain Category: Social Issues, Picture Books, Historical Fiction, Growing Up, Geography, Early Elementary, Biographies, Art/Music |
Grade level(s): PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 83517 Reading Level: 3.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Scholastic Reading Counts Info |
Quiz #: Q36036 Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Grades K-2 Point Value: 1.0 |