The Resource The zookeeper's wife, Diane Ackerman
The zookeeper's wife, Diane Ackerman
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- 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 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 368 pages
- Contents
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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 Zabinski began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Zabinskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing, and, during rare moments of calm, piano concerts...
- Isbn
- 9780393061727
- Label
- The zookeeper's wife
- Title
- The zookeeper's wife
- Statement of responsibility
- Diane Ackerman
- Title variation
- zookeepers wife
- Title variation remainder
- a war story
- Subject
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- trueHolocaust (1933-1945) -- Warsaw, Poland
- trueJews, Polish
- truePoland
- truePoland -- History -- 20th century
- Poland -- Warsaw
- trueRescues
- trueRighteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Case studies
- Ethnic relations
- trueHolocaust (1933-1945)
- trueWarsaw, Poland -- Interethnic relations
- trueWorld War II -- Jews | Rescue
- Zoo keepers
- trueZoo keepers -- Biography
- Zoo keepers -- Poland | Warsaw -- Case studies
- Żabińska, Antonina
- Żabińska, Antonina
- Żabiński, Jan, 1897-1974
- Żabiński, Jan, 1897-1974
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland | Warsaw -- Case studies
- Warsaw (Poland) -- Ethnic relations
- Language
- eng
- 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 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
- Award
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- ALA Notable Book, 2008.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2007.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2007.
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 195492
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ackerman, Diane
- Dewey number
- 940.53/18350943841
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Interest level
- UG
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Reading level
- 9.3
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Żabiński, Jan
- Żabińska, Antonina
- Żabińska, Antonina
- Żabiński, Jan
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
- Zoo keepers
- Ethnic relations
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
- Zoo keepers
- Warsaw (Poland)
- Poland
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a war story
- Label
- The zookeeper's wife, Diane Ackerman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-349) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
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- Contents
- 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 Zabinski began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Zabinskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing, and, during rare moments of calm, piano concerts...
- Control code
- 638576
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 368 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393061727
- Lccn
- 2007012635
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780393061727
- (OCoLC)122291559
- Label
- The zookeeper's wife, Diane Ackerman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-349) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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 Zabinski began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Zabinskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing, and, during rare moments of calm, piano concerts...
- Control code
- 638576
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 368 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393061727
- Lccn
- 2007012635
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780393061727
- (OCoLC)122291559
Subject
- trueHolocaust (1933-1945) -- Warsaw, Poland
- trueJews, Polish
- truePoland
- truePoland -- History -- 20th century
- Poland -- Warsaw
- trueRescues
- trueRighteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Case studies
- Ethnic relations
- trueHolocaust (1933-1945)
- trueWarsaw, Poland -- Interethnic relations
- trueWorld War II -- Jews | Rescue
- Zoo keepers
- trueZoo keepers -- Biography
- Zoo keepers -- Poland | Warsaw -- Case studies
- Żabińska, Antonina
- Żabińska, Antonina
- Żabiński, Jan, 1897-1974
- Żabiński, Jan, 1897-1974
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland | Warsaw -- Case studies
- Warsaw (Poland) -- Ethnic relations
Genre
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- trueLibrary Journal Best Books: 2007
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best History Books: 2007
- trueALA Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2008
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