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Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt's Treasured Books
40 pp.
| Dial |
August, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3747-1$16.99
(3)
K-3
When Egyptians began protesting and calling for Mubarak’s resignation in 2011, people feared for the safety of the beautiful Bibliotheca Alexandrina--the library built in 2002 near the ancient site of the Great Library of Alexandria. In this lovely tribute to the spirit of cooperation, Roth’s trademark collages exuberantly illustrate the human chain that surrounded the library to save it.