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Note: I haven't read this book, and do not have any more information than what is listed here. It seems interesting, though, and could be useful in humanizing the people of Iraq. - Rania M. A Family from Iraq John King bn.com Price: $22.11 Format: Library Binding, 32pp. ISBN: 0817249044 Publisher: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers Pub. Date: September 1997 ABOUT THE BOOK Annotation Describes the activities of an extended family living on the outskirts of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, providing brief information about daily life and customs. Reviews >From School Library Journal Gr 2-4Very basic information about life and customs in Iraq is revealed through descriptions of the daily activities of a presumably middle-class extended family living on the outskirts of Baghdad. The members consist of an elderly couple and their two adult children in one house, and a married daughter living with her husband and five children a few blocks away. The family was chosen by the Iraqi government. Work, schooling, leisure activities, housing, clothing, food, and meal preparation are among the topics included. Brief mention is made of some hardships endured since the ending of the Gulf War. Yellow text blocks offer additional facts. Full-color, sometimes fuzzy photographs cover most of and sometimes an entire page. They were obviously in short supply; the cover photo is repeated in whole or part on seven pages; other pictures appear at least twice. The book concludes with a helpful pronunciation guide, a brief glossary, and a further-reading list of materials from the early 1990s. This is a serviceable offering if material at this level is needed; otherwise, stick with Susan M. Hassig's Iraq (Marshall Cavendish, 1995), which has more detailed descriptions but is on a higher reading level.Diane S. Marton, Arlington County Library, VA -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full archive and list instructions are available from the CASI website: http://welcome.to/casi