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

Author:   Peter Sís
Publisher:   WW Norton & Co
ISBN:  

9781324015741


Pages:   64
Publication Date:   26 January 2021
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 10 years
Format:   Hardback
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Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued


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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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Author:   Peter Sís
Publisher:   WW Norton & Co
Imprint:   WW Norton & Co
Dimensions:   Width: 23.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 31.20cm
Weight:   0.632kg
ISBN:  

9781324015741


ISBN 10:   1324015748
Pages:   64
Publication Date:   26 January 2021
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 10 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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A story that deserves to be told, and in Peter Sis it's found the perfect storyteller and illustrator. I read it with fascination and admiration for a man of great goodness and modesty. -- Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials


"""In this beautiful tribute by Peter Sis, we hear the story of Winton, a former banker and Olympic fencer, and Vera, one of the Czech children he saved - and was eventually reunited with. A beautiful story told in stunning pictures and words."" -- Alex O'Connell, Best Children's Books for Summer 2021 - The Sunday Times ""A story that deserves to be told, and in Peter Sís it’s found the perfect storyteller and illustrator. I read it with fascination and admiration for a man of great goodness and modesty."" -- Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials ""The latest in Sis’s series of picture-book biographies tells the story behind the 1988 reunion on That’s Life! of Sir Nicholas Winton and some of the Jews he rescued as children. It is spectacularly imaginative and will make readers weep."" -- Watch Out For, Nicolette Jones - The Sunday Times"


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Peter Sís has received the Robert F. Sibert Medal, three Caldecott Honors, and a Sydney Taylor Honor. He was the first children’s book creator to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, and won the 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Award. He lives in Hudson Valley, New York.

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