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Alia's Mission
This graphic storybook/graphic novel is based on the true story of the chief librarian at the Central Library in Basra, Iraq. It tells the story of how she tried to save the books from destruction during the Iraq War.
| Author: Stamaty, Mark Alan |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Appointment
This lavishly illustrated book is a distillation of the classic Somerset Maugham novella Appointment in Samarra. Not until the very end do we realize that the important appointment that the man must keep is an appointment with death. The illust
| Author: Maugham, Somerset |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading
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House of Wisdom, The
A true story is retold. Ishaq, a young boy in 9th century Baghdad, witnesses the "House of Wisdom," a cross between a library and an academy where books are shared and scholars come to read and exchange ideas.
| Author: Heide, Florence Parry, and Gilliland, Judith Heide |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies | language arts - reading
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Librarian of Basra, The
A true story of the librarian of Basra, Iraq, who saved the books in the town library during the current war. In an end note, the author brings the reader up-to-date on the librarian.
One City, Two Brothers
Wonderfully illustrated retelling of the Jewish and Arabic folktale about the founding of Jerusalem. The tale is story of King Solomon and his attempt to mediate a dispute between two brothers squabbling over an inheritance. Simple, but powerful themes d
| Author: Smith, Chris |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Saladin
This beautifully illustrated biography of the revered Islamic hero, Saladin, provides a balanced view of the Crusades. The book includes a map, historical context, a postscript of history post-Saladin, a glossary, and a bibliography.
| Author: Stanley, Diane |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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