Nonfiction book club meets Tuesday
Kona Stories hosts a nonfiction book club discussing “The Zookeeper’s Wife” by Diane Ackerman on Tuesday.
The group meets at 6 p.m. at the store. Book groups are free if books are purchased at Kona Stories, or a $5 donation is requested.
“The Zookeeper’s Wife” tells the story of the German invasion of Poland in 1939. The keepers of the Warsaw zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, survive the bombardment of the city, only to see the occupiers ruthlessly kill many of their animals. Opposed to all the Nazis represented, the Zabinskis risked their lives by hiding Jews in the now-empty animal cages, saving as many as 300 people from extermination.
Info: Brenda or Joy, 324-0350, www.konastories.com.
Children’s picture bible released in Hawaiian, 4 other languages
Gerard Aflague, a Guamanian publisher of children’s books sold under the Gerard Aflague Collection recently published four new children’s bible story books translated into Chamorro, Hawaiian, Samoan, and Tongan — each with English translations.
The books include visual illustrations that are brightly colored and vivid, retelling 16 of the more recognizable bible stories including the Creation Story, Noah’s ark, Baby Moses, Daniel in the Lion’s Den, Jesus Heals the Blind Man, Jesus’ Crucifixion, Jesus’ Resurrection, and Jesus’ Second Coming.”
The books are available on Amazon.com, Ebay.com, and GerardAflagueCollection.com.