The Librarian of Basra: a true story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter. Orlando, FL: Harcourt, 2005. ISBN: 9780152054458
Annotation: Strong, vibrant artwork lends power to the courageous tale of Alia Muhammad Baker, chief librarian of Basra's Central Library, and her rescue of books from the destruction of war
Media: acrylic and pen on Arches watercolour paper
Rating: 5Q/4P
lss August/2009
The Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter. New York: Harcourt Inc.2005.
ISBN 0152054456
The true story of Alia Muhammad Baker, chief librarian of Basra Central Library, who managed to rescue 30,000 books from the library before it burnt during the invasion of Iraq.
Media: Acrylic and pen on Arches watercolor paper.
5Q/4P
Curriculum Connection
6th -8th Social Science and World History.
D. Guhl Summer 2009
The Librarian Of Basra : A True Story From Iraq by Jeanette Winter, ill. San Diego, CA: Harcourt, 2005.
When Iraq is threatened by war in 2003, Alia Muhammad Baker, chief librarian of Basra's Central Library, rescues seventy percent of the library's collection before the library burns down.
- ISBN 0152054456
- Media: Acrylic and pen on watercolor paper
- Rating: 5Q/4P
- Curricular Connections: Grades 5-7, History/Social Studies, World Culture, Women's History Month
DPower 7/25/09
Citation: The Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter and Jeanette Winter, ill. New York: Harcourt, 2005.
ISBN: 978-0-15-205445-8
Annotation: This is the true story of Alia Muhammad Baker who rescued over seventy per cent of the books from The library in Basra during the Iraq war.
Media: Acrylic and pen on Arches watercolor paper
Personal Rating: 5Q/4P
Curricular Connections: This book could be used to discuss the war in Iraq and current events. It could also be linked to a unit on Mesopotamia and the importance of reading and writing. Writing was invented in Mesopotamia and the importance of books was evident in this civilization. It would also be a good book for librarians to use as a read aloud for students to learn about the importance of libraries and what they mean to people.
Grade Level or Age Range: Grades 5 and 6
By: Joanne Maher July 25th, 2009
The librarian of Basra: A true story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter. San Diego: Harcourt Children's Publishers, 2005.
ISBN: 978-0-15205-445-8
Annotation: Alia, the librarian of Basra, Iraq, is determined to save her library's books when war comes to Iraq.
Age Range: 5-6 grades
Media used by illustrator: acrylic and watercolor
Personal Rating: 5Q/4P
Curricular Connections: useful in an upper elementary world history class
ateater/07-21-09
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter. NY: Harcourt, 2005.
ISBN 978-0-15-205445-8
When war hits Iraq, Alia Muhammaad Baker, the Librarian of Basra, goes to extreme measures to save the books, including many priceless and ancient ones. Based on a true story, a portion of the book's sales goes to help rebuild the Basra Library.
Illustrations: Acrylic and pen on watercolor paper
Themes: War, Libraries
Curricular Connection: Used with current events, students can discuss and write about services they use in their own lives and what efforts they might take to protect them. Good for understanding the ever-reaching effects of war.
5Q/5P
ggolden
7/1/09
Librarian of Basra, The by Jeanette Winter. New York: Harcourt, 2004.
ISBN: 0-15-205445-6
This book is based on the true story of Alia Muhammad Baker, an Iraqi librarian who, sensing that her library would soon fall victim to the city’s bombing, smuggled the books out to save them.
Theme: Perseverance. Although she is refused help by the government, and the task of saving
her library’s books appears daunting, Baker perseveres. And, moving the books on her own, load
by load, she manages to save more than anyone could have imagined.
Curricular Connection: Elementary School, subject: war stories
Rating: 5Q/5P
Posted by LA 4/6/8
The Librarian of Basra : A True Story from Iraq written & illustrated by Jeanette Winter. Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, Inc., c2005 ISBN-10: 0152054456
Based on a true story about Alia Muhaamad Baker who saved some 30,000 books from the library she worked in Iraq during the Iraq war.
- Media: Acrylic and Pen with Watercolors
- Rating: 5Q/4P
- Curricular Connections: Grades 6-8 Social Studies, History
CHA 8/1/09
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