Snow treasure / Marie McSwigan ; illustrated by Mary Reardon.
Material type:
TextPublication details: New York : Dutton's Children's Books, 2005, ©1942.Description: viii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 19 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0525476261
- 9780525476269
- 0142402249
- 9780142402245
- 9781417763474
- 1417763477
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | MCSWIGAN MARIE | Available | 33111011019490 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | McSwigan Mar | Checked out | 06/08/2024 | 33111006693598 | |||
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Northport Library | Children's Fiction | MCSWIGAN MARIE | Available | 33111009454550 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Based on a true story, Snow Treasure is a tale of heroism set in Norway during World War II. This amazing book, continuously in print since 1942, tells how brave schoolchildren outwitted the invading Nazis. To keep their country's gold out of Nazi hands, the children sledded thirteen tons of gold bricks down the mountain to a waiting ship. The appearance of innocent winter fun fooled the Nazis, and the gold was taken safely to America.
Beautiful illustrations perfectly capture the nostalgic tone and bring this thrilling adventure to life in an attractively priced gift edition.
In 1940, when the Nazi invasion of Norway reaches their village in the far north, twelve-year-old Peter and his friends use their sleds to transport nine million dollars worth of gold bullion past the German soldiers to the secret harbor where Peter's uncle keeps his ship ready to take the gold for safekeeping in the United States.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.3 5.0 85.
7.0 Reading Counts RC 6-8 4.9 10585.