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Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot: A True Story of the Berlin Airlift and the Candy That Dropped from the Sky (Individual Titles)
Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot A True Story of the Berlin Airlift and the Candy That Dropped from the Sky - Individual Titles
Author: Margot Theis Raven
During the Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949, Lt. Gail Halvorsen and his squadron dropped over 250,000 candy-loaded parachutes and twenty tons of chocolate and gum to West Berlin's 100,000 children. He received thousands of letters from children, and only the most important were translated and given to him for his personal reply. This is the true st...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781585360697
ISBN-10: 1585360694
Publication Date: 4/9/2002
Pages: 48
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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