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