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This title in other formats:Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zooby Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate of the Baghdad Zoo, located in the city center and caught in the war's crossfire. Once Anthony entered Baghdad he discovered that full-scale combat and uncontrolled looting had killed nearly all the animals of the zoo.
But not all of them. U.S. soldiers had taken the time to help care for the remaining animals, and the zoo's staff had returned to work in spite of the constant firefights. Together the Americans and Iraqis had managed to keep alive the animals that had survived the invasion. Babylon's Ark chronicles the zoo's transformation from bombed-out rubble to peaceful park. Along the way, Anthony recounts hair-raising efforts to save a pride of the dictator's lions, close a deplorable black-market zoo, and rescue Saddam's Arabian horses. His unique ground-level experience makes Babylon's Ark an uplifting story of both sides working together for the sake of innocent animals caught in the war's crossfire. Book News Annotation:South African conservationist and environmentalist Anthony received
the Earth Day Medal for his work in Baghdad. Here he recounts his own
efforts and those of Iraqis and Americans to care for the animals in
the Baghdad Zoo as people were getting killed all around it. Part of
the story includes saving a pride of Uday Hussein's lions, closing a
black-market zoo, and rescuing Saddam's Arabian horses from a hidden
stable in Abo Ghraib.
Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Review:"[A] truly remarkable book....Woven through the narrative is Anthony's obvious love of animals and his anger at what they suffer at the hands of humans, lending a poignancy and immediacy to the story." Booklist (Starred Review) Review:"Terrific tale about how Iraqis, a South African conservationist and American soldiers saved the animals of the Baghdad Zoo....A wartime story with a joyful ending." Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) Synopsis:The amazing story of the soldiers, conservationists, and ordinary Iraqis who united to save the animals of the Baghdad Zoo. About the AuthorLawrence Anthony is an acclaimed conservationist and founder of the Earth Organization. He received the UN's Earth Day award (making him the first South African to receive the award) for his work in Baghdad. He lives in Zululand, South Africa.
Graham Spence is a journalist and editor. Originally from South Africa, he now lives in England. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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