The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
Written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter
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4 - 7
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age
32
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AD640L
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Jan 1, 2005
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date
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Presents the true story of how Alia Baker, the librarian of the Basra library, and her friends managed to save the books of the library before the library was burned to the ground during the 2003 Iraq War.
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Jeanette Winter has written and illustrated many books for children, including MAMA, The Librarian of Basra, Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book, My Name Is Georgia, and Josefina. She lives in New York City.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780152054458
- Publication Date
- January 1, 2005
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Page Count
- 32
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 7 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2004012969
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 823916703
- Lexile® Level
- AD640L
- Scholastic Level
- L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~P
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.2
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 83517
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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