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

Peter Sís

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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.

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ISBN10:: 1324015748

ISBN13:: 9781324015741

kindle Asin:: B08PRY64SY

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

Peter Sís

4.47/5 (1212 ratings)

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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.

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:: 1

Language:

ISBN10:: 1324015748

ISBN13:: 9781324015741

kindle Asin:: B08PRY64SY

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