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WHEN BOMBS BEGIN TO FALL Ali drowns out the sould of war with a penLike other children living in Baghdad Ali loves soccer music and dancing but most of all he loves the ancient art of calligraphy When bombs begin to fall on his city Ali turns to his pen writing sweeping and gliding words to the silent music that drowns out the war all around him Gorgeously illustrated with collage pencil and charcoal drawings and of course exquisite calligraphy this timely and yet universal story celebrates art and history but also offers young children a way to understand all they see and hear on the newsSilent Music is a Bank Street - Best Childrens Book of the Year



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James Rumford

I have been writing, illustrating, and designing children's books since 1996. I am on the verge of self-publishing through books that are printed on demand and via the internet. For more on my children's books, see my website: . I also have a blog about writing and illustrating children's books at . Besides commercially published books, I run a private letter press company and do limited-edition, handmade books. See more at . I am interested in foreign languages and in poetry. See my blog "Horace et al. " at . I live in Honolulu with my wife.



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