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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
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....
3) Defiance
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the rescue efforts of Jewish partisans led by the Bielski Brothers, who fought against the Nazis in the on the Polish-Russian border.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
In answer to his daughter's questions, a man recalls the terrifying years of his childhood when a brave Polish couple, Alex and Mela Roslan, hid him and other Jewish children from the Nazis. Based on a true story.
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