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Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift’s “Chocolate Pilot”

A true story of chocolate, bubble gum, and hope.After World War II the United States and Britain airlifted food and supplies into Russian-blockaded West Berlin. US Air Force Lieutenant Gail S. Halvorsen knew the children of the city were suffering. To lift their spirits, he began dropping chocolate and gum by parachute.Michael O. Tunnell tel More »

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The Average Review score is 4.8 on a scale of 5.0. Total 13 reviewers are considered to generate the average review. Some of the new or latest reviews in History might be helpful and interesting to you. This average review is fetched by Kirsten Tranter and posted on 2 August

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[ 5.0 stars ] "This was a gift to our 11 year old great-grandson, yet I read it before wrapping it. :-) It is a great story with lots of WW II history, making it a very interesting read. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The History review is genenrated by Carol P. Kaspar which was written on June 14, 2013 Review fetched on August 28, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "I purchased this book to use with students who were studying WWII. We read "Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot" and I shared facts from "Candy Bomber" with them. Then we made our candy parachutes. They all enjoyed looking through the photos in the book and were impressed that the author had met Lt. Col. Halvorsen. The writing is perfect for elementary age students and is factual without being dry or ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The History review is genenrated by Suzanne R. Costner which was written on May 11, 2013 Review fetched on August 28, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "This book gave another dimension to a topic the 5th grade classes studied in Social Studies. Few of the kids knew about the "Candy Bomber" story. It is presented well; looks like vintage 1940's layout, type, color, etc. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The History review is genenrated by P. Bennett "shebaben" which was written on May 1, 2013 Review fetched on August 28, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "This book is a bit of a tear-jerker for me (we are a military family).In the 90's, I visited Tempelhof and saw the amazing Berlin Airlift display there. We have German friends who lived through the war and the aftermath -- this book is quite meaningful.As Gail Halvorsen says, the Berlin airlift taught people to put principle before pleasure -- to stand by what is important. During Operation ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The History review is genenrated by M. Heiss which was written on February 10, 2013 Review fetched on August 28, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "I downloaded this book after hearing Gail's story on the Music and Spoken Word by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert (Dec 2012). When that DVD comes out in 2013 for Christmas, buy it. It was an amazing presentation! After watching it, I had to read about it so I found this book on Amazon and downloaded it to my Kindle app. Wow! I read it in a little over and hour and could not ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The History review is genenrated by John Kirkman which was written on December 19, 2012
2 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the History out of 2 users. Review fetched on August 28, 2013 by Books Central.

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Product Specification
Available	Yes
Author	Michael O. Tunnell
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Charlesbridge Pub Inc
EAN	9781580893374
ISBN	1580893376
Label	Charlesbridge
Manufacturer	Charlesbridge
MPN	9781580893374
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	120
PackageQuantity	1
PartNumber	9781580893374
ProductGroup	Book
ProductTypeName	ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate	2010-07-01
Publisher	Charlesbridge
ReleaseDate	2010-07-01
Studio	Charlesbridge
Title	Candy Bomber

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