Nicky & Vera
(Book)
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Grove Family Lib
J 940.54 SI
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J 940.54 SI
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Book
Physical Desc
64 pages
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 3.7, 1 Points
Level 3.7, 1 Points
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Description
In 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.
Then, 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.
Peter Sis weaves Winton’s experiences and the story of one of the children he saved, Vera Gissing. Nicky & Vera is a tale of decency, action, and courage told in luminous, poetic images by an internationally renowned artist
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sis, P. (2021). Nicky & Vera . W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sis, Peter. 2021. Nicky & Vera. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sis, Peter. Nicky & Vera W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sis, Peter. Nicky & Vera W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., , 2021.
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