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نسرين ومدرستها السرية : قصة حقيقة من أفغانستان
منذ رحيل والديها، لم تنطق الصغيرة نسرين بكلمة واحدة. سعيا منها لمساعدة حفيدتها، تقرر جدة نسرين أن تجازف بكل شيء لإلحاقها بمدرسة سرية للفتيات فهل تنجح جهود معلمة متفانية، ومحاولات رفيقة وفية في إخراجها من قوقعة حزنها ؟ هذه القصة الحقيقية التي تدور أحداثها في أفغانستان، تلامس قلوب قارئيها حيثما كانوا، إذ تؤكد على قوة الثقافة وأهميتها في تغيير المصائر إلى الأفضل، وتبرز قدرة الحب على شفاء القلوب الكئيبة والنفوس الجريحة.
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My Name is Georgia
Editor's note: The story of Georgia O'Keeffe and her life, from the canyons of steel in New York City to the red rock canyons in New Mexico. At school in New York, I painted one still-life painting a day -- every day. At school, I painted my teacher's ideas. And I painted the sunset and the sky and the wonderful loneliness and emptiness of the place. I painted day and night.
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Henri's scissors
\"When Henri Matisse was a boy, he drew pictures everywhere. And when he grew up, he became a famous artist whose paintings were beloved around the world. Them late in life, a serious illness confined Henri to just his bed and a wheelchair. But amazingly, from there he created some of his finest works , the enormous and breathtaking paper cut-outs.\"--Jacket flap.
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My Name is Georgia
When I was twelve years old, I knew what I wanted --to be an artist.
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Librarian of Basra: A True Story From Iraq
Subject Headings: Baker, [Alia Muhammad Baker]-Juvenile literature. Librarians-Iraq-Basrah-Biography-Juvenile literature. Libraries-Destruction and pillage-Iraq-Basrah- Juvenile literature. Iraq War, 2003-Juvenile literature. [Jeanette Winter] has written a picture book that deals effectively with war and its impact on everyday life. \"It puts a human face on war and maybe breaks down the idea of 'otherness,'\" says Winter. The book is also a testament to one librarian's love of books, something with which kids can readily identify. With the use of simple, evocative text, Winter does an excellent job of making this true story personal, specific and accessible to children.
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Wangari's trees of peace : a true story from Africa
This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining example of how one woman's passion, vision, and determination inspired great change.
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The Librarian of Basra
There's a wonderful illustration of [Alia Muhammad Baker] imploring the seated governor, who stares at her with what appears like a combination of disdain and boredom. The governor, obviously too preoccupied with other matters to take seriously the worries of a woman, a mere librarian, rejects Alia's request. This forces wise and steadfast Alia \"to take matters into her own hands.\" Nightly, she fills her car with books and takes them to her own house. When the fighting draws closer, government offices are moved into the library, and soldiers are stationed on the roof. Days later, bombing of the city begins, chaos spreads, and the government employees flee. But Alia will not abandon the books-the gems of her culture, precious fruits of a civilization. She asks her neighbour, Anis Muhammad, a restaurant owner, for assistance, and lo, despite the danger, other Basrans come to her aid. Using crates from the restaurant, they manage to move the books to Anis's restaurant just days before the library burns down. During a lull in the fighting, Alia hires trucks to transport the books again to her own home and the homes of friends.
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The world is not a rectangle : a portrait of architect Zaha Hadid
A biography of architect Zaha Hadid, who grew up in Baghdad and went on to design buildings all over the world.
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