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The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
Contributor(s): Ackerman, Diane (Author)

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ISBN: 039333306X     ISBN-13: 9780393333060
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2008
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Annotation: A true storyas powerful as "Schindlers List"in which the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Holocaust
- History | Eastern Europe - General
- History | Military - World War Ii
Dewey: 940.531
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" L (0.70 lbs) 384 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Topical - Holocaust
- Cultural Region - Polish
- Chronological Period - 1930's
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 10/05/2008 pg. 28
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 159168
Reading Level: 9.3   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 16.0
 
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Publisher Description:
After their zoo was bombed, Polish zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski managed to save over three hundred people from the Nazis by hiding refugees in the empty animal cages. With animal names for these guests, and human names for the animals, it's no wonder that the zoo's code name became The House Under a Crazy Star. Best-selling naturalist and acclaimed storyteller Diane Ackerman combines extensive research and an exuberant writing style to re-create this fascinating, true-life story--sharing Antonina's life as the zookeeper's wife, while examining the disturbing obsessions at the core of Nazism. Winner of the 2008 Orion Award.

Contributor Bio(s): Ackerman, Diane: - Diane Ackerman has been the finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in addition to many other awards and recognitions for her work, which include the best-selling The Zookeeper's Wife and A Natural History of the Senses. She lives in Ithaca, New York.
 
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