Posted on Jan 27, 2021
He Saved 669 Children From Nazis — A New Book Tells His Story To Kids
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How old should kids be when they start learning about the Holocaust? While many educators believe the appropriate age is 10, a new book by Caldecott Honoree and MacArthur Fellow Peter Sís is recommended for children ages 6 to 9.
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued tells the true story of the Englishman, Nicholas Winton, who rescued 669 children from the Nazis including Vera Gissing.
Told with simple, direct language, readers get to know what Vera's life was like in her small town near Prague before the Nazis invaded Czechoslovakia. They learn about Nicky's hobbies before he grew up to be a banker ("mathematics, stamp collecting, photography, and fencing").
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued tells the true story of the Englishman, Nicholas Winton, who rescued 669 children from the Nazis including Vera Gissing.
Told with simple, direct language, readers get to know what Vera's life was like in her small town near Prague before the Nazis invaded Czechoslovakia. They learn about Nicky's hobbies before he grew up to be a banker ("mathematics, stamp collecting, photography, and fencing").
He Saved 669 Children From Nazis — A New Book Tells His Story To Kids
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Netflix has a superb movie about a handful of Jewish resistance that protected 100s perhaps 1000s of Jews in a rural setting. It was mission impossible but they succeeded. It based on a true story.
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I was 13 when my dad gave me a book about the Holocaust and I must confess it threw me for a loop. It was too mature of a topic for me. I no earthly idea how to reconcile such unspeakable evil in the world, and I went into slight depression.
I have advice for those with teens after some introspection of my life. I did not know what depression was. I thought it was a natural process in my life. I did not know that I had a problem.
I have advice for those with teens after some introspection of my life. I did not know what depression was. I thought it was a natural process in my life. I did not know that I had a problem.
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