Notes on Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife and NOT the original book.

Preview:
The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story (2007) by Diane Ackerman is the strange but true tale of a couple who took advantage of their unique situation living in a bombed-out zoo to hide some 300 Jews from the Nazis who terrorized Warsaw during World War II. As active members of the resistance, Jan and Antonina Zabinski used the abandoned zoo grounds to shelter a stream of refugees...

Inside this companion to the book:

• Overview of the Book

• Insights from the Book

• Important People

• Author's Style and Perspective

• Intended Audience