Czech children's author explores 'British Schindler' in new book


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In 'Nicky & Vera', author Sis twins the stories of Nicholas Winton - dubbed the 'British Schindler' for his role in rescuing hundreds of Czech Jewish children during the Holocaust - with that of a young girl he saved. Photo: Handout

Czech children’s author and illustrator Petr Sis - whose earlier works have explored "adventurers and dreamers" such as Christopher Columbus, Galileo Galilei and Charles Darwin - has taken on a subject closer to home in his new book.

In Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero Of The Holocaust And The Children He Rescued, Sis twins the stories of Nicholas Winton - dubbed the "British Schindler" for his role in rescuing hundreds of Czech Jewish children during the Holocaust - with that of a young girl he saved.

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