The Zookeeper's wife
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New York : W.W. Norton, [2008].
ISBN
9780393333060, 039333306X
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton, [2008].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
368 pages ; 21cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780393333060, 039333306X
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 9.3, 16 Points

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-349) and index.
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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 moments of calm, piano concerts. Jan, active in the Polish resistance, kept ammunition buried in the elephant enclosure and stashed explosives in the animal hospital. Meanwhile, Antonina kept her unusual household afloat, caring for both its human and its animal inhabitants--otters, a badger, hyena pups, lynxes--and keeping alive an atmosphere of play and innocence even as Europe crumbled around her.--From publisher description.
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Accelerated Reader AR,UG,9.3,16,159168.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ackerman, D. (2008). The Zookeeper's wife (First paperback edition.). W.W. Norton.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ackerman, Diane, 1948-. 2008. The Zookeeper's Wife. W.W. Norton.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ackerman, Diane, 1948-. The Zookeeper's Wife W.W. Norton, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ackerman, Diane. The Zookeeper's Wife First paperback edition., W.W. Norton, 2008.

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