Download or read book Nicky Vera A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued written by Peter Sís and published by WW Norton. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Finalist for the 2022 Jane Addams Children's Book Award An NPR Best Book of 2021 A New York Times Best Children's Book of 2021 A Washington Post Best Book of 2021 A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2021 A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of 2021 In December 1938, a young Englishman canceled a ski vacation and went instead to Prague to help the hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Nazis who were crowded into the city. Setting up a makeshift headquarters in his hotel room, Nicholas Winton took names and photographs from parents desperate to get their children out of danger. He raised money, found foster families in England, arranged travel and visas, and, when necessary, bribed officials and forged documents. In the frantic spring and summer of 1939, as the Nazi shadow fell over Europe, he organized the transportation of almost 700 children to safety. Then, when the war began and no more children could be rescued, he put away his records and told no one. It was only fifty years later that a chance discovery and a famous television appearance brought Winton’s actions to light. Peter Sís weaves Winton’s experiences and the story of one of the children he saved, Vera Gissing. Nicky & Vera is a tale of decency, action, and courage told in luminous, poetic images by an internationally renowned artist.

Download or read book Nicky Vera written by Peter Sís and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Finalist for the 2022 Jane Addams Children's Book Award An NPR Best Book of 2021 A New York Times Best Children's Book of 2021 A Washington Post Best Book of 2021 A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2021 A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of 2021 In December 1938, a young Englishman canceled a ski vacation and went instead to Prague to help the hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Nazis who were crowded into the city. Setting up a makeshift headquarters in his hotel room, Nicholas Winton took names and photographs from parents desperate to get their children out of danger. He raised money, found foster families in England, arranged travel and visas, and, when necessary, bribed officials and forged documents. In the frantic spring and summer of 1939, as the Nazi shadow fell over Europe, he organized the transportation of almost 700 children to safety. Then, when the war began and no more children could be rescued, he put away his records and told no one. It was only fifty years later that a chance discovery and a famous television appearance brought Winton’s actions to light. Peter Sís weaves Winton’s experiences and the story of one of the children he saved, Vera Gissing. Nicky & Vera is a tale of decency, action, and courage told in luminous, poetic images by an internationally renowned artist.

Download or read book Where s Nicky s Valentine written by Harriet Ziefert and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicky the cat delivers valentines to several lucky recipients hidden under flaps.

Download or read book Where Did Nicky Go written by Lucy Geddes and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School is out for the summer. Normally, Danny would be excited to be spending the summer with his best friend, Ryan. But this year is different. Sadly, Danny has just lost his beloved dog, Nicky. When Ryan asks him for a favor while on the bus ride home, Danny is unsure of what to do. But as he is about to discover, sometimes the most difficult favors are the ones that help us the most. In this heartwarming story, a boy who loses his best furry friend experiences events that help him to move on from grief to eventually find happiness again.

Download or read book Where s Nicky written by Cathryn Falwell and published by . This book was released on 1994-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Nick s Heart In Your Arms Series Book 2 written by Charlotte S. Snead and published by Van Rye Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NICK’S HEART (Book 2 of the In Your Arms series) is a story of inspiration: Nick Costas, having coped with and overcome his rough upbringing in abusive foster homes and on the streets of L.A., having undergone a spiritual transformation, and having become a loving and passionate father of a family of seven, continues to inspire those around him but with newfound struggles. Nick now struggles to accept and perfect his newfound fame as an author and a touring speaker while also trying to build a safe haven home for boys. And he struggles to balance these new gigs with his health and with the wants and needs of his ever-changing family. Join Nick on his journey of inspiration as he transitions from a successful music producer and a loving and spiritual father of a family of seven to an inspiration to those around him. Follow him as he inspires others through his speaking engagements and his love and passion for his wife Barb, his five children, and scripture. Follow him as he directly and indirectly guides his friends and his children through their own courtships, love lives, and marriages. And follow him as he works to build a Home for Boys as a place where struggling youths like he was can have the same opportunities for redemption and success that he experienced. If you enjoyed the stories of personal redemption, spiritual transformation, and loving couples, parents, and families contained in Book 1 of the In Your Arms series (Nick’s Choice), then you will enjoy continuing to follow Nick as he uses those stories to inspire others in Book 2 of the series (Nick’s Heart). The story of Nick Costas, as told in this book, is here to continue inspiring and guiding you in your own personal, parental, and family life.

Download or read book Alix and Nicky written by Virginia Rounding and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the marriage of the last Russian tsar and tsarina offers psychological insights into their relationship and covers the Empress's ill health, their relationship with confidante Ania Vyrubova, and their reliance on the infamous Rasputin.

Download or read book St Nicholas written by and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book St Nicholas written by Mary Mapes Dodge and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Nick in Time written by Mary Ellen Boscia and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Nick in Time is a true love story. It takes place in 1948, shortly after World War II. Nick is twenty-three years old and his father and mother are Italian descent. Ellen is 18 years old. Ellen's father is Spanish descent and her mother is Italian descent. The story tells of manipulation, control, kindness and love. After fifty-five years of marriage, Ellen and Nick have four married daughters and nine grandchildren.

Download or read book Nicky Henderson written by Kate Johnson and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2023-09-25 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Hunt Champion trainer Nicky Henderson OBE shares behind-the-scenes stories of the dozen most extraordinary thoroughbreds that have defined his glittering career. After his early days as an amateur jockey and assistant to Fred Winter, Nicky started his own training yard, which would become the home of such great riders as Sir AP McCoy, Barry Geraghty, John Francome, Mick Fitzgerald, Sam Waley-Cohen, Richard Dunwoody, Nico de Boinville and many others. From his triple Champion Hurdle-winner See You Then, Remittance Man and Nobby the sheep, record-setting Altior, Sprinter Sacre and the greatest comeback in jump racing history, to his new star Constitution Hill, the Henderson yard has been a breeding ground for success. Through exclusive interviews with Nicky and his jockeys, Nicky Henderson: My Life in 12 Horses schools us on life, sport, magic, courage, loss, hope and love. National Hunt Champion trainer Nicky Henderson OBE has collaborated with journalist Kate Johnson to write the story of his life through 12 of his most brilliant racehorses. Kate learned to ride aged six, once rode in a charity race at Cheltenham and has her own ex-racehorse. This is her first book.

Download or read book Nick Williams and the Return of Scar Lock written by A. S. Halladay and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please. Let this be a dream. I’ll wake up and none of this will be real. Nick Williams—a fourteen-year-old resident of London—and his family must hold their own as the threat that his late parents fought fourteen years ago returns. Nick and his family are part of the Enhanced Society, which is composed of people with abilities like no other. These people have also had run-ins with Scar-Lock the Terrible. After Nick is attacked one day at school, he and the friends that he meets at the Baldwin Hospital for the Enhanced discover that Scar-Lock wants to find and open the Prison of Turagú, an old prison built by the Titan King in the Earth’s core. However, the measures Scar-Lock takes to achieve this has gotten him a lot of enemies, including Nick and his family. Nick and his family and friends must find the entrance to the Prison of Turagú and stop Scar-Lock from opening it, or the fires of Hell will be released onto the Earth.

Download or read book A Nicky Lyons FBI Suspense Thriller Bundle All Mine 1 and All His 2 written by Blake Pierce and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-16 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bundle of books #1 (ALL MINE) and #2 (ALL HIS) in Blake Pierce’s Nicky Lyons mystery series! This bundle offers books one and two in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading. In ALL MINE (Book #1), when a senator’s daughter goes missing, it is a race against time as FBI Special Agent Nicky Lyons, 28, a fast-rising star in the BAU, is tasked with finding her—and with finding, per the senator’s order, the top 10 abducted women most likely to still be alive. Nicky, haunted by the demons of her own missing sister, knows that time will be of the essence in bringing these girls home—if it is not already too late. In ALL HIS (Book #2), when a kidnapper abducts female twins, giving one a chance to escape while the other is killed, Nicky wonders: could this be the same killer who took her own sister more than a decade ago? A series of page-turning and harrowing crime thrillers featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the NICKY LYONS series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love. Books #3-#7 are also available!

Download or read book Helen and Nicky written by Wendy Green and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-08-28 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helen and Nicky is a story about a very special little girl and a deaf and partially blind Great Dane. The book is intended to engage, delight, and introduce many true-to-life topics to the young reader. It challenges the reader with a wide variety of vocabulary words and issues. The writing is simple enough to engage and yet is informative and heartfelt. The stories are simple and complex. Both parents and teachers will enjoy reading this book with their children and students. Helen and Nicky touches on many life issues that children as well as adults may be dealing with and achieves this with an educational and sensitive approach. Some themes are homelessness, disabilities, death of a loved one, and terminal illness and were chosen by the author after witnessing her own students go through these experiences with nowhere to process them. The book comes with a Christian perspective and includes several true history themes such as the introduction of Helen Keller and the tragedy of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. Helen and Nicky is based on real-life characters and events. There is a real Nicky who is the author's daughter, and Helen was the author's real-life Great Dane dog. The book also includes new vocabulary words and teacher lesson plan ideas.

Download or read book Chronicles of Nicky Spade written by Janice Williams&Tracey Rey and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stars are born...legends are made...then there's Nicky Spade. Nicky Spade was a dreamer. There was no way he would live and die in his hometown, Middleton, Michigan. Unexpectedly fate would step in and grant him his wish. Surprisingly he would get everything his heart desired, but with all good things comes challenges. Unforeseen events would change Nicky's life forever. The only question he forgot to ask himself was, "Does getting everything you've ever wanted mean ANYTHING if you lose the one you love?"

Download or read book A Nicky Lyons FBI Suspense Thriller Bundle All His 2 and All He Sees 3 written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2023-02-08 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bundle of books #2 (ALL HIS) and #3 (ALL HE SEES) in Blake Pierce’s Nicky Lyons mystery series! This bundle offers books two and three in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading. In ALL HIS (Book #2), when a senator’s daughter goes missing, it is a race against time as FBI Special Agent Nicky Lyons, 28, a fast-rising star in the BAU, is tasked with finding her—and with finding, per the senator’s order, the top 10 abducted women most likely to still be alive. When a kidnapper abducts female twins, giving one a chance to escape while the other is killed, Nicky wonders: could this be the same killer who took her own sister more than a decade ago? In ALL HE SEES (Book #3), when young women disappear along the Florida coast, Nicky realizes they’re being transported somewhere across the ocean. Where is their abductor bringing them—and why? A series of page-turning and harrowing crime thrillers featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the NICKY LYONS series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love. Future books in the series are also available.

Download or read book A Nicky Lyons FBI Suspense Thriller Bundle All He Sees 3 and All Alone 4 written by Blake Pierce and published by Blake Pierce. This book was released on 2023-01-20 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bundle of books #3 (ALL HE SEES) and #4 (ALL ALONE) in Blake Pierce’s Nicky Lyons mystery series! This bundle offers books three and four in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading. In ALL HE SEES (Book #3), when a senator’s daughter goes missing, it is a race against time as FBI Special Agent Nicky Lyons, 28, a fast-rising star in the BAU, is tasked with finding her—and with finding, per the senator’s order, the top 10 abducted women most likely to still be alive. When young women disappear along the Florida coast, Nicky realizes they’re being transported somewhere across the ocean. Where is their abductor bringing them—and why? In ALL ALONE (Book #4), when the Vice President’s daughter goes missing, it is a race against time as FBI Special Agent Nicky Lyons, 28, a fast-rising star in the BAU, is tasked with finding her. The Vice President, though, may not like Nicky’s shocking discovery. Can Nicky catch the killer without risking her career? A series of page-turning and harrowing crime thrillers featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the NICKY LYONS series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love. Future books in the series are also available.