The zookeeper's wife : a war story
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Adult Nonfiction - South Wing Main Floor
940.5318 Ac573
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940.5318 Ac573
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Book
Physical Desc
368 pages : illustrations
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 9.3, 16 Points
Level 9.3, 16 Points
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Description
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.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Warsaw.
Jews -- Poland -- Warsaw.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Warsaw.
Warsaw (Poland) -- Ethnic relations.
Warsaw (Poland) -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Poland -- Warsaw.
Zoo keepers -- Poland -- Warsaw.
Żabińska, Antonina.
Żabiński, Jan, -- 1897-1974.
Jews -- Poland -- Warsaw.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Warsaw.
Warsaw (Poland) -- Ethnic relations.
Warsaw (Poland) -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Poland -- Warsaw.
Zoo keepers -- Poland -- Warsaw.
Żabińska, Antonina.
Żabiński, Jan, -- 1897-1974.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ackerman, D. (2007). The zookeeper's wife: a war story . Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ackerman, Diane, 1948-. 2007. The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ackerman, Diane, 1948-. The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story Norton, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ackerman, Diane. The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story Norton, 2007.
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