{"product_id":"nicky-vera-peter-ss-9781324015741","title":"Nicky \u0026 Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter S? weaves Winton's experiences and the story of one of the children he saved, Vera Gissing. \u003cem\u003eNicky \u0026amp; Vera\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale of decency, action, and courage told in luminous, poetic images by an internationally renowned artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter S?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1324015748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324015741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Norton Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.20h x 9.30w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e512288 \/ Nicky \u0026amp; Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2020 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2021 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2021 pg. 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style","brand":"Peter S?","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053903868159,"sku":"9781324015741","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9062c436-a3fc-4752-97b4-fb98f01709c1.jpg?v=1685026897","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nicky-vera-peter-ss-9781324015741","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}