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Behind My Doors: The Story of the World's Oldest Library
Hena Khan
Illustrator: Nabila Adani
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
ISBN: 978-1-64379-423-5
Keywords: History-Fatima al-Fihri, Fez, Morocco, Muslim Scholars, Jewish Scholars, Maimonides, Ibn Khaldun, Muhammed al-Idrisi, Aziza Chaouni (architect), Libraries, Al-Qarawiyyan Library
Founded by a woman in 859 and renovated by a woman beginning in 2012, this centuries-old Moroccan library tells its own story. Subtle, detailed digital illustrations. Back matter.