The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
by Jeanette Winter
Alia Muhammad Baker is the librarian of Basra, Iraq. “Her library is a meeting... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Middle Eastern
- Muslim
Year Published 2005
Word Count 437
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 83517, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Middle East
- Librarians
- Baker, Alia Muhammad
- Baker, Alia Muhammad--Juvenile literature
- Iraq
- Libraries--Destruction and pillage--Iraq--Baṣrah--Juvenile literature
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Baosrah
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
- Destruction and pillage
- Libraries
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Librarians--Iraq--Baṣrah--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Juvenile literature
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jeanette Winter
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 4
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 6
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2022
Multicultural and International Honor, 2006
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2022
Bilingual Spanish/English Honor, 2006
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2006
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2022
Honor, 2005
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