Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued Format:Hardcover Bear is overcome by grief

Bear is overcome by grief and guilt

from debut author Christian Trimmer and illustrator Melissa van der Paardt

Illustrated by the author

When he fell ill mid-construction

And the book hints that he was only able to do so after collecting magical healing elements that he’d saved from his famous race around the world

Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued Format:Hardcover Bear is overcome by grief*Signed Bookplates!* In 1938, twenty nine year old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Nazi occupied Czechoslovakiaa story he never told and that remained unknown until an unforgettable TV appearance in the 1980s reunited him with some of the children he saved. Czech American artist, MacArthur Fellow, and Andersen Award winner Peter Ss dramatizes Wintons story in this distinctive and deeply personal picture book. He