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Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
Peter Sís
Illustrator: Peter Sís
Ages: 9+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Norton Young Readers/W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-324-01574-1
Keywords: Jewish children, Holocaust, heroes
In 1939 Prague, Nicholas Winton quietly arranged transport and refuge for 669 Jewish children fleeing Nazi persecution. Detailed, two-page illustrations.