The inspiring, True Story of Sir Nicholas Winton, who ingeniously rescued hundreds of Children before Hitler\'s invasion of Czechoslovakia.
Its lesson and message invite readers to ask the questions: What Light will we bring to others? What stories will fill the scrapbooks of our lives?.
The Light That Shines Forever is a beautifully illustrated picture book, with primary source documents and photographs, That brings to life a Remarkable wartime rescue.
What followed was a series of equally Remarkable events That allowed this heroic Story to be told and for millions to learn the fate of these rescued children, all on live television.
It was the only record of her husband\'s Remarkable Rescue efforts.
Fifty years later, Nicholas\'s wife, Grete, discovered a long-forgotten scrapbook in their attic containing the names and documentation of 669 children.
Then war was declared, and the Czech border closed.
For nine months, he arranged for Children to travel by train and ferry to England.
With the assistance of his mother and a growing circle of helpers, Winton began recruiting host families, raising funds, and securing visas.
Three weeks later, when Winton returned to London, he carried with him the names and photographs of hundreds of children--even babies--entrusted to him by their parents.
If Nicholas could get their Children out of the country safely, the families would find a way to join them.
As word of his plan spread, parents lined the hallways and staircases of Winton\'s hotel, begging for help.
By special waiver, Children could leave the country without their parents, as long as host families abroad took them in.
When Nicholas Winton, the son of Jewish-German immigrants, traveled from London to Czechoslovakia to help the refugee families huddled in tents in sprawling encampments, an ingenious plan began to formulate in his head.
Hitler\'s armies had marched into the borderlands of Czechoslovakia, forcing Jewish families, among others, to flee their homes and seek refuge in any location That would accept them.
The shadow of war was spreading across Europe.
The inspiring, True Story of Sir Nicholas Winton, who ingeniously rescued hundreds of Children before Hitler\'s invasion of Czechoslovakia
