Like other children living in Baghdad, Ali loves soccer, music and dancing, but most of all, he loves the ancient art of calligraphy. When bombs begin to fall on his city, Ali turns to his pen, writing sweeping and gliding words to the silent music that drowns out the war all around him.

Related: Iraq, Middle East, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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• ISBN: 9781596432765
• Author: Rumford, James
• Illustrator: Rumford, James
• Published: 2008, Roaring Brook Press
• Themes: Horror, Soccer, War, Writing
• Descriptors: Iraq, Middle East, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction
• No. of pages: 32