My Lists
Featured Lists
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
By SÍS, Peter
- ISBN
- 9781324015741
- Publisher
- Norton
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2021 | Elementary
Gr 2–5—Sís tells the story of Nicholas Winton (1909–2015), a British citizen who helped send Czech children to England just before World War II officially broke out. In December 1938, Winton canceled a planned ski trip and joined a friend in Prague who was aiding refugees in the Sudetenland. Working from his hotel room, Winton created lists of children, took photographs, and created train schedules. He soon returned to London to work on securin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
