The Ali Abbas story /
Warren, Jane, 1969-
The Ali Abbas story / Jane Warren. - London : HarperCollinsEntertainment, 2004. - xviii, 236 p., [8] p. of plates : maps, col. ports ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Twelve-year-old Ali was badly burned and lost both his arms and his family in a missile strike in southern Baghdad in March 2003. He became an international symbol of suffering from the moment his photograph appeared in the newspapers, and his courage and resilience touched the hearts of millions.This is the first-hand account of his early life and what really happened during the bombardment and following months, as Ali was airlifted to safety at the eleventh hour and eventually came to the UK for rehabilitation, with the assistance of the Limbless Association. Thanks to the help he has received from family and strangers alike, Ali is now looking forward to a positive future, and he discusses his life and recent events in this moving book. --BOOK JACKET.
0007181310
Abbas, Ali--1991-
Iraq War, 2003--Children.
War victims--Iraq--Biography.
The Ali Abbas story / Jane Warren. - London : HarperCollinsEntertainment, 2004. - xviii, 236 p., [8] p. of plates : maps, col. ports ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Twelve-year-old Ali was badly burned and lost both his arms and his family in a missile strike in southern Baghdad in March 2003. He became an international symbol of suffering from the moment his photograph appeared in the newspapers, and his courage and resilience touched the hearts of millions.This is the first-hand account of his early life and what really happened during the bombardment and following months, as Ali was airlifted to safety at the eleventh hour and eventually came to the UK for rehabilitation, with the assistance of the Limbless Association. Thanks to the help he has received from family and strangers alike, Ali is now looking forward to a positive future, and he discusses his life and recent events in this moving book. --BOOK JACKET.
0007181310
Abbas, Ali--1991-
Iraq War, 2003--Children.
War victims--Iraq--Biography.