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Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · January 26, 2021
Nicky & Vera
By Peter Sís
A man secretly saves 700 children from Nazis, only revealed decades later.
64 pages· 1,032 words· Est. 12 min read
4.5/5 Goodreads · 1,334 ratings
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Children's book Author & Illustrator
Peter Sís
Biography
Peter Sís is a Hans Christian Anderson Award winner, a three-time Caldecott Honoree, a Sibert Award winner, and a MacArthur Fellow. He is the illustrator of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s The Dreamer, a Pura Belpré Award winner, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book, and an ALA Notable. Sís’s many celebrated picture books, including Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei, Tibet Through the Red Box, and The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, are treasured by readers all over the world. His most recent picture book, Ice Cream Summer, was hailed by Kirkus Reviews in a starred review as “an encomium to summer, to the power of learning, and to that beloved, creamy-cold treat.” When Peter isn’t traveling the globe eating ice cream, he creates picture books and fine art that can be seen in galleries, museums, and public spaces from New York to Los Angeles, London to Prague, and lots of cities in between. Visit Peter online and learn more about his award-winning books at www.petersis.com.
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14
Authored
10
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Picture books
9
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Publishing timeline
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Publication timeline from 1986 to 2021.
Book mix
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Book type breakdown: 9 picture books, 1 graphic novels, 5 chapter books, 1 board books.
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