When the Sky Falls
New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2022.
Format: Book
Description: 312 pages ; 22 cm
Even though the city faces nightly air raids, in 1941 Joseph is sent to London to live with the gruff Mrs. F, who teaches the angry boy how to care for the remaining animals in the city zoo, including a mighty silverback gorilla named Adonis.
Subjects:
Gorilla -- Juvenile fiction.
Zoos -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- Juvenile fiction.
London (England) -- History -- Bombardment, 1940-1941 -- Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952 -- Juvenile fiction.
Gorilla -- Juvenile fiction.
Zoos -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- Juvenile fiction.
London (England) -- History -- Bombardment, 1940-1941 -- Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952 -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: Ages 9-11.
ISBN:
9781547609307