Iraq by Rebecca Rowell (2012)

To continue my edification on Iraq I am reading an adult book, but these picture books meant for kids sometimes give me more of what I need. This is recent, so it mentions not only the history, but the current problems the Iraqis are dealing with to get their lives and country back on track after Saddam Hussein's destructive reign and of course, the war.

This book helped clarify and reinforce what my international student from Iraq has been telling me, whether it is about the draining of the marshes in the south, the Kurds in the north, the role of religion, the status of women, etc. A really nice overview.