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Saving the Baghdad Zoo: A True Story of Hope and Heroes
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Saving the Baghdad Zoo: A True Story of Hope and Heroes Hardcover - 2010

by Kelly Milner Halls; William Sumner (Illustrator); William Sumner

In 2003, Army Major William Sumner undertook a mission to save the Baghdad Zoo in Iraq, as war raged around it. With a focus on the stories of the abandoned animals, this photo essay details his harrowing mission. Full color.


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The baghdad zoo was once home to more than six hundred magnificent animals. But after the war in Iraq began in 2003, the city faced widespread destruction.

When U. S. Army Captain William Sumner was asked to check out the state of the zoo, he found that it, too, was devastated. Hundreds of animals were missing, and the few remaining were in desperate need of care. And so Captain Sumner accepted a new mission. Together with an international team of zoologists, veterinarians, conservationists, and dedicated animal lovers, Captain Sumner worked tirelessly to save the neglected--but tenacious--animals of Baghdad.

Saving the Baghdad Zoo tells the poignant stories of these remarkable animals. Meet the abandoned lions who roamed an empty palace with no food or drink; the camel, Lumpy, who survived transport through sniper fire; the tigers, Riley and Hope, who traveled 7,000 miles from home; and many more.

The Baghdad Zoo, open once again to the people of Iraq, has become an oasis of hope and safety in a city where both are precious gifts.

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  • Title Saving the Baghdad Zoo: A True Story of Hope and Heroes
  • Author Kelly Milner Halls; William Sumner (Illustrator); William Sumner
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Edition
  • Pages 64
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Greenwillow Books, New York, New York
  • Date 2010-02
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780061772023 / 006177202X
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 10.7 x 0.5 in (24.13 x 27.18 x 1.27 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 10 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 5
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
  • Library of Congress subjects Iraq War, 2003-, Baghdad Zoo
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008052820
  • Dewey Decimal Code 590.735

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Citations

  • Booklist, 02/15/2010, Page 75
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 05/01/2010, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 05/01/2010, Page 108
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2010, Page 0
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 01/15/2010, Page 81
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/11/2010, Page 48
  • School Library Journal, 06/01/2010, Page 130
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