Hands around the library : protecting Egypt's treasured books
Susan L. Roth (Author, Illustrator), Karen Leggett Abouraya (Author)
In January 2011, in a moment that captured the hearts of people all over the world, thousands of Egypt's students, library workers, and demonstrators surrounded the great Library of Alexandria and joined hands, forming a human chain to protect the building from vandalism during government protests. They chanted "We love you, Egypt!" as they stood together for the freedom the library represented
Print Book, English, 2012
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., New York, NY, 2012