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The Greatest Skating Race

Written by Louise Borden; illustrated by Niki Daly

This is a fantastic story of the courage and physical endurance of a boy determined to get his friends to safety. During the coldest of winters, the canals of the Netherlands and Belgium freeze and form a highway of sorts. People of all ages take to the frozen canals and skate from place to place. Only during the coldest of winters, when the canals of 11 cities freeze, do the Dutch hold the Elfstedentocht, the Eleven-Town Race. It is on these frozen canals that Piet Janssen has to travel to get his friends to Belgium, where they will be safe from German Soldiers.

Grade Level: 4-5

Genre: Historical Fiction

Format: Picture Story Book

Content:

World History
Adventure