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

by Peter Sís

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324015748
• ISBN13: 9781324015741
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Norton Young Readers
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 12.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5