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The zookeeper's wife

Ackerman, Diane, 1948-2009
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When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw and the city's zoo along with it. This text recreates the life of the 'zookeeper's wife', describing how she kept her unusual household afloat, caring for both its human and its animal inhabitants.
Main title:
The zookeeper's wife / Diane Ackerman.
Imprint:
London : Old Street, 2009.
Collation:
368 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: W.W. Norton, 2007; London: Old Street, 2008.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781905847723 (pbk)1905847726 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.5'31835'0943841
Local class:
F
Language:
English
BRN:
1363557
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