Jeanette Winter

*ALA Notable Children’s book 2006 *
Celebrated author-illustrator Jeanette Winter weaves a hopeful tale of one woman’s courageous book rescue.
In the Spring of 2003, Alia Muhammad Baker was the city of Basra’s real-life librarian. She was the keeper of cherished books and her library was a haven for community gatherings.
But with war imminent in Basra, Iraq, what could this lone woman do to save her...

"After amassing piles of books, Luis, a voracious reader, dreams up a way to share his collection with 'faraway villages.' He starts with two burros--one for himself, one for books--and heads off. Tough terrain and menacing bandits challenge him along the way, but at last he reaches a remote town, where he holds a story hour and loans titles to eager kids before returning home to his wife and reading late into the night."--Amazon.com.

A biography of architect Zaha Hadid, who grew up in Baghdad and went on to design buildings all over the world.

Kali must learn to hunt, like the rest of the men in his tribe. But when Kali plucks the string on his bow, he forgets about shooting arrows, and makes music long into the night. Even the stars come close to listen. This lovely story celebrates the uniqueness in all of us, the beauty of the natural world, and the power of music and art over violence.

Based on a true story. After her parents are taken away by the Taliban, young Nasreen stops speaking. But as she spends time in a secret school, she slowly breaks out of her shell.

La pequeña Nasreen no ha hablado ni una palabra desde que sus padres desaparecieron. En su desesperación, su abuela lo arriesga todo para matricular a Nasreen en una escuela secreta para niñas. ¿Serán suficientes una dedicada maestra, una nueva amiga y las palabras que descubrirá en los libros para sacar a Nasreen de su caparazón de tristeza? -- Basado en un hecho real sucedido en Afganistán, este inspirador libro conmoverá profundamente...

Presents, in brief text and illustrations, the life of the painter who drew much of her inspiration from nature.

Describes how Johann Sebastian Bach survived the sorrows of his childhood and composed the music the world has come to love.

"Discover the true story of a man who lived alone in the mountains with a hobby of measuring snowfall that led to groundbreaking data tracking in climate change studies"-- Provided by publisher.

"The world's greatest scientists gather in a secret town in the desert to develop the atomic bomb."-- Provided by publisher.