The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 09/17/2008
ISBN: 9780393333060
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 10/05/2008 pg. 28

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 159168 / Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
Reading Level: 9.3 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 16