The Greatest Skating Race: A World War II Story from the Netherlands
by Louise Borden and Niki Daly
A story set in 1941 takes place in the Netherlands, where young Piet dreams of being... read more
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
- Sports
Year Published 2004
Word Count 4,391
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 750L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 78014, 1 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- German occupation, 1940-1945
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Winter Sports
- World War, 1939-1945
- Escapes
- Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Fiction
- History
- World War, 1939-1945--Netherlands--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Ice skating
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Europe
- Netherlands
- Escapes--Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--Netherlands--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- Ice skating--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Holocaust and World War II
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