Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781324015741)

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 S? 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.

Author: Peter S?
ISBN-10: 1324015748
ISBN-13: 9781324015741
Publisher: Norton Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 01/26/2021
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 12.20h x 9.30w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 512288 / Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/23/2020
Booklist 12/15/2020 pg. 93
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2021
School Library Journal 02/01/2021 pg. 88
Shelf Awareness 02/05/2021
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2021 pg. 157
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2021 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style