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Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued

ISBN-10: 1324015748
ISBN-13:978-1324015741
Publisher:Norton Young Readers; 1st edition (January 26, 2021)
Language:English
Hardcover: 64 pages
Reading Age :6 – 8 years
Dimesnios:9.4 x 0.5 x 12.3 inches
Item Weight:1.31 pounds

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A Finalist for the 2022 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award An NPR Best Book of 2021 A New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2021 A Washington Post Best Book of 2021 A Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book of 2021 A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of 2021 In December 1938, a young Englishman canceled a ski vacation and went instead to Prague to help the hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Nazis who were crowded into the city. Setting up a makeshift headquarters in his hotel room, Nicholas Winton took names and photographs from parents desperate to get their children out of danger. He raised money, found foster families in England, arranged travel and visas, and, when necessary, bribed officials and forged documents. In the frantic spring and summer of 1939, as the Nazi shadow fell over Europe, he organized the transportation of almost 700 children to safety. Then, when the war began and no more children could be rescued, he put away his records and told no one. It was only fifty years later that a chance discovery and a famous television appearance brought Winton’s actions to light. Peter Sís weaves Winton’s experiences and the story of one of the children he saved, Vera Gissing. Nicky & Vera is a tale of decency, action, and courage told in luminous, poetic images by an internationally renowned artist.

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