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Alia's Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq
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4 out of 5
Based on 602 Ratings and 151 Reviews

Book Description
The inspiring story of an Iraqi librarian's courageous fight to save books from the Basra Central Library before it was destroyed in the war.
It is 2003 and Alia Muhammad Baker, the chief librarian of the Central Library in Basra, Iraq, has grown worried given the increased likelihood of war in her country. Determined to preserve the irreplacable records of the culture and history of the land o... More
Book Information
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
BindingHardcover (8 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100375832173
ISBN-13978-0375832178
Publication Date12/14/2004
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About Mark Alan Stamaty (Author) : Mark Alan Stamaty is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Mark Alan Stamaty include Muhimat Al Sayyda Alia: Inkaz Kuttub Al Iraq - Alia's Mission... more
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