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Nicky & Vera : a quiet hero of the Holocaust and the children he rescued / Peter Sís.

Sís, Peter, 1949- (author.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781324015741
  • ISBN: 1324015748
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 6-8 Norton Young Readers
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader LG 3.7 0.5 0.5 512288
Subject: Winton, Nicholas, 1909-2015 > Juvenile literature.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust > Biography > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Children > Rescue > Juvenile literature.
Jewish children in the Holocaust > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 30 of 30 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 30 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library JE SIS (Text) 37268003087905 AHMFL Picture Books Available -
Annie Halenbake Ross Library JE 940.53 Sis (Text) 00151120 YOUTH Easy Non-Fiction Available -
Boyertown Community Library J 940.5318 SIS (Text) 33249024821385 Children's Non-fiction Available -
Cambria County Library j92 Win (Text) 85131001759548 CACM Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library JUV 92 WINTON (Text) 50688010814854 Juv Nonfiction Available -
Dalton Community Library JUV 92 WINTON (Text) 50689010443108 Juv Nonfiction Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Kids SIS Picture (Text) 34001001410826 Childrens Area Available -
Dover Area Community Library Kids SIS Picture (Text) 34217000881185 Childrens Area Available -
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) J 940.53 SIS (Text) 92524296 GFWM Robinson Room Available -
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Kids SIS Picture (Text) 34007002425283 Childrens Area Available -


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