The zookeeper's wife : a war story
Large Print Book |
Large print ed. |
Large Print Press,
Detroit, MI :
2008, c2007.
- 2 of 2 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative (Show)
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Port Colborne Library
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Colborne | LP 940.5318350943841 ACK | Large Print - Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
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. 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.--
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Details
- ISBN: 1594132968 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781594132964 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 485 p. (large print), [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: Large print ed.
- Publisher: Detroit, MI : Large Print Press, 2008, c2007.
- General Note: Published in 2008 by arrangement with W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.