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(0)Diane Ackerman
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
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...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
xii, 300 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Does the mind reflect or dictate what the body sees and feels? What is the language of emotion? Is memory a function of our imaginations? Are we all just out of our minds? Diane Ackerman combines an artist's eye with a scientist's erudition to illuminate the magic and mysteries of the human brain. With An Alchemy of Mind, she offers an unprecedented exploration of the mental fantasia in which we spend our days. In addition to explaining memory, thought,...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hr., 6 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Zookeepers Antonina and Jan Zabinski risk their lives to save hundreds of people and animals during the German invasion of Warsaw in World War II.