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NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN SOME COUNTRIES.;Cataloged from publisher supplied information.;Spoken audio file.;Duration: approximately 04:04:00 hr.;Narrated by John McDonough.;Originally released by Recorded Books. A fictionalized account of how a group of Norwegian children carried bullion to the sea on their sleds, thus helping their country move its gold reserves to the United States during the German occupation.
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For 12-year-old Peter Lundstrom, the Norwegian winter of 1940 begins like any other. When he isnt in school, he spends the cold days outside, going sledding in the deep snow of his mountain village. But all around him, the adults are talking about the war that is raging through much of Europe. One day Uncle Victor warns that German soldiers will invade soon. He believes they will try to steal the banks gold bullion. But he has a daring plan to protect the treasure. The only trouble isit relies on Peter and his friends. Will the village children be able to fool the suspicious Nazis? Marie McSwigans exciting Snow Treasure is based on the tale a Norwegian ship captain told as he unloaded a cargo of gold in Baltimore. Though the children and the village were never identified, the story is thought to be true by many. Narrator John McDonoughs stirring performance captures the tension and adventure as Peter and his friends risk their lives to help their country.