"The Zoo Assisting Israel's Children" / "The Zoo" – Children's Pop-Up Books – David Gilboa

"The Zoo Assisting Israel's Children" / "The Zoo" – Children's Pop-Up Books – David Gilboa
1. Gan HeChayot Le'ezrat Yaldey Israel [The Zoo Assisting Israel's Children]. Written by L. Kipnis, illustrated and cut by D. Gilboa. Tel-Aviv: "Kufsia" M. Anabi printing press, 1940s.
The book tells the story of four children's dreams, dreamt after a visit to the zoo. In their dreams the situation of European Jews during the Holocaust is described, and in each dream a different animal helps to save Jews and bring them to Eretz Israel.
The book opens from its upper side; printed on heavy cardboard leaves. From each opening between two cardboard sheets pop-up illustrated parts accompanying the text. M.Anabi printing press also printed the children's book "The Zoo" with identical illustrations by David Gilboa and a different text – songs for children by Levine Kipnis. (See "Kedem" catalogue, auction no. 18, item no. 264). [5] leaves, 23.5X16.5 cm. Good condition. Spots. Minor damages to some of the pop up parts.
2-3. The Zoo, A Novelty Picture Book Drawn By D. Gilboa. Kufsia, M. Anabi printing press. English.
Two printed books. Each book consists of two cardboard sheets, with pop-up illustrations (in one – illustration of elephants and of monkeys in the zoo; both illustrations are identical to the illustrations in "The Zoo Assisting Israel's Children"). Short texts in English, with didactic messages, accompany the illustrations. 23.5X16.5 cm. Good condition. Spots. Minor damages.
Bibliographically unknown.