iraq

Looks at the reality of daily life in the ongoing consequences of ISIS's presence in Iraq.

Badeeah Hassan, a Yazidi woman from Iraq, relates her story of captivity and escape from ISIS.

Ancient Mesopotamia was a true cradle of civilization that produced the world’s first writing system, cities, and law codes.

A collection of stories focusing on war in Iraq and Afghanistan and the extremes faced by soldiers in modern warfare.

"When Muhammed swept victorious into the city of Mecca in 630 C.E., one of his first acts was to destroy all of the idols at the Kabbah, one of the holiest sites in the Islamic world. ISIS is taking the prophet's idea to the extreme, attempting to raze art and architecture they deem un-Islamic from their domain. Ancient cities have fallen beneath bulldozers and clouds of dust, while priceless artifacts have been looted from museums and destroyed. Students will be challenged to ask why ISIS is so bent on destroying artifacts of the past and what power the preservation of these objects gives those fighting against the Islamic State"--Amazon.

Travel back thousands of years to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where the world's first cities developed. Welcome to ancient Mesopotamia! Learn about how people lived, including the different jobs they had, what foods they ate, and what children did for fun. Also discover how ancient Mesopotamians created the wheel, irrigation systems, written language, and other groundbreaking inventions that altered the course of human history.

Explores life in ancient Mesopotamia including their daily lives, the tools they used, and how their inventions impact us today.

Text and illustrations describe how a cat was reunited with its family after it was lost while its owners were traveling as refugees from Iraq to Greece.

Merlin sends Jack and Annie back in time to the Middle East where they meet and learn from a Bedouin tribe.

For forty-two days in 1991, eleven-year-old Ali Fadhil and his family struggle to survive as Basra, Iraq, is bombed by the United States and its allies.