![]() ![]() "Heartily recommended."-School Library Journal, starred review. Set during WWII when the German army occupied Holland. And one night she risks her life to protect them. During WWII an American girl visiting her Dutch grandparents in a small village finds herself trapped when the Nazis. Johanna loves the 12 metal figures on horseback who ride forth when the clock in the church tower strikes each hour. "Take care of the little riders, " says Johanna's father to the 11-year-old when he leaves her with his parents in their Dutch village. Set during the Second World War when the German army occupied Holland, The Little Riders is an exciting, moving adventure story, just right for reading aloud. ![]() And on night she risks her life to prove it. She would do anything to protect them, anything. She loves the twelve metal figures on horseback who ride forth each hour from the clock on the ancient church tower. ![]() "Take care of the little riders," says Johanna's father to the eleven-year-old when he leaves her with his parents for an extended vacation in their Dutch village. ![]()
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