The Greatest Skating Race Summary
Title: The Greatest Skating Race
Author: Louise Borden
Publishing Group: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Copyright: 2004
Genre: Informational book about social studies
Age: 9-12
Summary: In 1941 Piet, gets the assignment of a lifetime: He must skate along the frozen canals of the Netherlands and across the Belgian border, in order to get the neighborhood children to their aunt's house. This is where the children will remain for the duration of World War II. Their father has been imprisoned by German soldiers, and the children were longer safe in Sluis.The journey hold many dangers. Along the treacherous path to Belgium the children skate using every bit of speed, courage, and strength they can gain. If the German soldiers discover their escape plan, the children will be in grave trouble. During the journey Piet thinks about his hero, Pim Mulier. For years Piet has dreamed of proving that he is a skater as brave and strong as Pim Mulier -- but he had never imagined that his test would fall under such dangerous circumstances. …show more content…
My biological father was rather abusive and my mother had to work many jobs to support us. I learned to protect my sister and myself from this evil man, when my mother was at work and to keep us safe. My biological father had made threats to kill our family because my mother chose to keep us away from his abuse and move on with our lives.
Themes, Issues, Life lessons: I think that one of the life lessons that this book teaches us is that life is unfair and sometimes comes at a great cost. These young children had to risk their lives to stay safe. Their families had strong beliefs that they did not waver from against the soldiers that put them in grave danger. They never gave up hope and they did what they had to do to
Author: Louise Borden
Publishing Group: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Copyright: 2004
Genre: Informational book about social studies
Age: 9-12
Summary: In 1941 Piet, gets the assignment of a lifetime: He must skate along the frozen canals of the Netherlands and across the Belgian border, in order to get the neighborhood children to their aunt's house. This is where the children will remain for the duration of World War II. Their father has been imprisoned by German soldiers, and the children were longer safe in Sluis.The journey hold many dangers. Along the treacherous path to Belgium the children skate using every bit of speed, courage, and strength they can gain. If the German soldiers discover their escape plan, the children will be in grave trouble. During the journey Piet thinks about his hero, Pim Mulier. For years Piet has dreamed of proving that he is a skater as brave and strong as Pim Mulier -- but he had never imagined that his test would fall under such dangerous circumstances. …show more content…
My biological father was rather abusive and my mother had to work many jobs to support us. I learned to protect my sister and myself from this evil man, when my mother was at work and to keep us safe. My biological father had made threats to kill our family because my mother chose to keep us away from his abuse and move on with our lives.
Themes, Issues, Life lessons: I think that one of the life lessons that this book teaches us is that life is unfair and sometimes comes at a great cost. These young children had to risk their lives to stay safe. Their families had strong beliefs that they did not waver from against the soldiers that put them in grave danger. They never gave up hope and they did what they had to do to