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Silent Music, A Story Of Baghdad
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Silent Music, A Story Of Baghdad Hardcover - 2008

by Rumford, James

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first

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Roaring Brook Press, 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Rumford, James. EX-LIBRARY book with dust jacket wrapped in mylar, taped to boards. Aside from the previous library barcode being clipped out of the back of the dust jacket, the book is in very good condition, crisp and clean. As bombs and missiles fall on Baghdad in 2003, a young boy uses the art of calligraphy to distance himself from the horror of war.
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  • Title Silent Music, A Story Of Baghdad
  • Author Rumford, James
  • Illustrator Rumford, James
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Roaring Brook Press, Brookfield, Connecticut, U.S.A.
  • Date 2008
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 001470
  • ISBN 9781596432765 / 1596432764
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.26 x 11.28 x 0.37 in (20.98 x 28.65 x 0.94 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 830
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Cultural Region: Arab World
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
  • Library of Congress subjects Iraq War, 2003-, Iraq
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007023600
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

Media reviews

Citations

  • ALA Notable Children's Books, 03/15/2009, Page 23
  • Booklist, 04/15/2008, Page 51
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 04/01/2008, Page 351
  • Horn Book Magazine, 03/01/2008, Page 210
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2008, Page 0
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 02/15/2008, Page 201
  • Multicultural Review, 07/01/2009, Page 75
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/10/2008, Page 80
  • School Library Journal, 04/01/2008, Page 121

About the author

James Rumford is the author of Sequoyah, which won a 2005 Siebert Honor and the Sugarman Award for American Biography. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii.