{"product_id":"nicky-vera-7-847384018191","title":"Nicky \u0026 Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued by Peter Sís","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Finalist for the 2022 Jane Addams Children's Book Award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn NPR Best Book of 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Children's Book of 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eBest Book of 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Children's Book of 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eFanfare Best Book of 2021\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Sís weaves Winton’s experiences and the story of one of the children he saved, Vera Gissing.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNicky \u0026amp; Vera\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a tale of decency, action, and courage told in luminous, poetic images by an internationally renowned artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e64 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReading age ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7 - 10 years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9.4 x 0.5 x 12.3 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGrade level ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 - 4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/6574\/2237\/files\/2.jpg?v=1747072654\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WW Norton and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42406938378397,"sku":"9781324015741","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/6574\/2237\/files\/nicky-vera-9781324015741-3407900.jpg?v=1768615027","url":"https:\/\/shoptheweitzman.org\/products\/nicky-vera-7-847384018191","provider":"The Weitzman Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}