SuitabookProtecting books and shared knowledge
Baker tries to save a collection described as valuable to her community when war threatens the library.
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Jeanette Winter - Author
This is a true-story account of a librarian’s effort to protect books valued by her community as war threatens the library. It foregrounds care for books and knowledge amid danger.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a true-story account of a librarian’s effort to protect books valued by her community as war threatens the library. It foregrounds care for books and knowledge amid danger.
Baker tries to save a collection described as valuable to her community when war threatens the library.
A child who finds threats to valued places upsetting may appreciate knowing this focus beforehand.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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