Nicky & Vera - A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued

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 dramatises 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.

About the author

Peter Sís has received the Robert F. Sibert Medal, three Caldecott Honors, and a Sydney Taylor Honor. He was the first children’s book creator to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, and won the 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Award. He lives in Hudson Valley, New York.

Summary

Caldecott Honoree and Sibert Medalist Peter Sís honours a man who saved hundreds of children from the Nazis.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Sis, Peter Sís
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 10
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781324015741
• ISBN: 978-1-324-01574-1
• Dimensions: 235 mm x 310 mm x 50 mm
• Series: Norton Young Readers
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Europa, Kinder/Jugendliche: Persönliche und soziale Themen: Vorurteile und Intolleranz, Europe, Kinder/Jugendliche: Persönliche und soziale Themen: Rassismus und Multikulturalismus, Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Geschichte und Vergangenheit, Children's Books / All Ages, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Holocaust, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Europe, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, 1933–1945 (National Socialist period), Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Educational: History, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social issues (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, history;holocaust;world war two;jewish history