Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
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.
History
Jewish children in the Holocaust
Jewish children in the Holocaust -- Juvenile literature
Jews
Juvenile Nonfiction
Rescue
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Sociology
Winton, Nicholas
Winton, Nicholas, -- 1909-2015 -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Rescue -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Juvenile literature
9781324015741
Level 3.7, 0.5 Points
Grouping Information
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|---|---|
| Grouping Title | nicky and vera a quiet hero of the holocaust and the children he rescued |
| Grouping Author | peter sis |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-26 02:10:38AM |
| Last Indexed | 2024-04-26 03:00:44AM |
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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.
eBook
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9781324015758
Central
Colonial Heights
Fair Oaks
Pocket-Greenhaven
Valley Hi-North Laguna
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Winton, Nicholas, -- 1909-2015 -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Rescue -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Juvenile literature
Nicky & Vera A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
History
Jewish children in the Holocaust
Jews
Juvenile Nonfiction
Rescue
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
Sociology
Winton, Nicholas
World War, 1939-1945
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