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

4.5/5 ( ratings)

In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia—a story he never told and that remained unknown until an unforgettable TV appearance in the 1980s reunited him with some of the children he saved.

Czech-American artist, MacArthur Fellow, and Andersen Award winner Peter Sís dramatizes Winton’s story in this picture book. He intertwines Nicky’s efforts with the story of one of the children he saved—a young girl named Vera, whose family enlisted Nicky’s aid when the Germans occupied their country. As the war passes and Vera grows up, she must find balance in her dual identities—one her birthright, the other her choice.

Pages: 64

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Norton Young Readers

Release: January 26, 2021

ISBN: 1324015748

ISBN 13: 9781324015741

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

4.5/5 ( ratings)

In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia—a story he never told and that remained unknown until an unforgettable TV appearance in the 1980s reunited him with some of the children he saved.

Czech-American artist, MacArthur Fellow, and Andersen Award winner Peter Sís dramatizes Winton’s story in this picture book. He intertwines Nicky’s efforts with the story of one of the children he saved—a young girl named Vera, whose family enlisted Nicky’s aid when the Germans occupied their country. As the war passes and Vera grows up, she must find balance in her dual identities—one her birthright, the other her choice.

Pages: 64

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Norton Young Readers

Release: January 26, 2021

ISBN: 1324015748

ISBN 13: 9781324015741

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