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The Zookeeper's wife : a war story
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The Zookeeper's wife : a war story

Author: Diane Ackerman
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st paperback edView all editions and formats
Summary:
The true story of how the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands. When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw--and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Żabiński began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Żabińskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing, and, during rare  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Case studies
Named Person: Jan Żabiński; Antonina Żabińska; Jan Żabiński; Antonina Żabińska
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Diane Ackerman
ISBN: 9780393333060 039333306X 9780393061727 9781439560013 1439560013 0393061728
OCLC Number: 227016807
Notes: Book includes reading book guide [5 p.].
Description: 368 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 21cm.
Contents: Author's note --
Zookeeper's wife --
Details --
Bibliography --
Index.
Responsibility: Diane Ackerman.

Abstract:

A true story--as powerful as "Schindler's List"--in which the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands.  Read more...

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