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Nicky & Vera, a quiet hero of the Holocaust and the children he rescued, Peter Sís

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Nicky & Vera, a quiet hero of the Holocaust and the children he rescued, Peter Sís

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

006-008, Norton Young Readers

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nicky & Vera

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1198988730

Responsibility statement

Peter Sís

Sub title

a quiet hero of the Holocaust and the children he rescued

Summary

"Caldecott Honoree and Sibert Medalist Peter Sís honors a man who saved hundreds of children from the Nazis. 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 distinctive and deeply personal 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. Nicky & Vera is a masterful tribute to a humble man's courageous efforts to protect Europe's most vulnerable, and a timely portrayal of the hopes and fears of those forced to leave their homes and create new lives."--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

juvenile

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Nicky and Vera

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