The Zookeeper’s Wife. That is an interesting title for a book. But it’s a title that has much more meaning to it than meets the eye.

The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman is the true story of zookeepers Jan and Antonina Żabiński. When Germany invaded Poland during WWII, the Luftwaffe bombers destroyed Warsaw and the city’s zoo. With most of the animals killed, or taken (stolen) away to the Berlin Zoo, the couple decided to start hiding Jews in the once full cages. As the war continued, Jan became more involved in the anti-Nazi Resistance or otherwise known as the Underground. He helped by burying ammunition in the elephant enclosure and by hiding exsplosives in the animal hospital. He also helped plan and prepare for what would become known as the Warsaw Uprising. Even though she lived in constant fear of being discovered, Antonina had to keep her household afloat, caring for both its human and animal guests, as Europe crumbled around them.

I thought that this book was a really good book. I liked it a lot. I thought that it was very well written. The story of Jan and Antonina is an untold story. It’s one of those stories that had an incredible impact on the lives of the people they helped but was forgotten in the pages of history. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes reading inspiring stories. I would also recommend this book to anyone who likes history. Overall, I thought that it was a great book and I think that the story of Jan and Antonina Żabiński should not be forgotten.

Continuing with the dystopian themed books, our teacher chose The Giver for us to read. The Giver is about Jonas and how he lives in a perfect society–no pain, no crime, no unhappiness. But when he receives his life assignment to be the Receiver of Memories, he discovers secrets about the past, and the terrible choices that make this world possible.

We did a project for this book as well. But this time it was a poster. I worked with 2 of my classmates on a poster. The way that the poster was to be was that it would make sense to those who have read the book. But that it wouldn’t give the book away to those who hadn’t read the book. If you have The Giver, comment below on what you think some of the pictures in the poster represent.

If you’d like to see what my other classmates’ posters look like, visit these sites:

The Giver: Hidden Reflections

http://pedroglca.edublogs.org/2017/03/23/the-giver/

My class and I recently read the book Lord of the Flies. Lord of the Flies is a dystopian themed book. It is about how a group of British schoolboys are left to fend for themselves, unsupervised by any adults after being stranded on a tropical island. As we read each chapter we would journal our thoughts and questions.

We also did a project that developed our perspective writing. If you would like to check it out, here is the website: https://www.classtools.net/FB/1923-VLnUa4

When we finished the book, we did a book commercial. If you’d like to see it, it has been attached below.

My classmates did a great job with their projects. So if you would like to learn more about this book, go check out their blogs.

Lord of the Flies: Book Commercial

http://joaoglca.edublogs.org/2017/03/10/lord-of-the-flies/

http://pedroglca.edublogs.org/2017/03/10/lord-of-the-flies-book-review/