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Sawa, Maureen

The Library Book: The Story of Libraries from Camels to Computers

72 pp. | Tundra | May, 2006 | Trade ISBN 0-88776-698-6 $18.95
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Bill Slavin. This is a solid overview of the development of libraries through history and around the world--from Sumerian clay tablet collections in 2700 BCE to electronic books in today's African Digital Library. The volume's design and illustrations are merely serviceable, and maps and a timeline would have made the book more accessible. The writing, however, is direct and detailed. Websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

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