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Author Tunnell, Michael O.

Title Candy bomber : the story of the Berlin Airlift's "Chocolate Pilot" / Michael O. Tunnell.

Publication Info. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2010]
©2010
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1461019~S1
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 95th Street Juvenile Nonfiction  J 943.155 TUN    AVAILABLE
 95th Street Juvenile Nonfiction  J 943.155 TUN    AVAILABLE
 Naper Blvd. Juvenile Nonfiction  J 943.155 TUN    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Juvenile Nonfiction  J 943.155 TUN    AVAILABLE
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Description ix, 110 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Audience 10-14.
Note 10-14.
Audience 5-9.
Note 5-9.
Audience 1130L Lexile
Note 1130L Lexile
Study Program Accelerated Reader MG 7.2 2
Note Accelerated Reader MG 7.2 2
Study Program Accelerated Reader MG 7.2 2 137463
Note Accelerated Reader MG 7.2 2 137463
Awards A Junior Library Guild selection
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [105]-106) and index.
Summary "World War II was over, and Berlin was in ruins. US Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen knew the children of the city were suffering. They were hungry and afraid. The young pilot wanted to help, but what could one man in one plane do?"--dust jacket flap.
Subject Berlin (Germany) -- History -- Blockade, 1948-1949 -- Juvenile literature.
Halvorsen, Gail S. -- Juvenile literature.
United States. Air Force. Military Airlift Command -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots, Military -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Local Subject REBECCA CAUDILL AWARD [2014 NOMINEE]
ISBN 1580893368 (reinforced)
9781580893367 (reinforced)
9781580893374
1580893376
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SRP 2013 REVIEW: This was a really good book and you should read it!
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SRP 2013 REVIEW: A little easy for me. This is about WWII. The main character, Lt. Gail Halvorsen, wants to help Berlin's kids. True story.
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August 14 2013
SRP 2013 REVIEW: A short and sweet history lesson about the generous efforts people all over the world made to help the children of Berlin after the horrible damage dealt to the city in World War II.
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SRP 2013 REVIEW: It was such a fantastic book. It gave great incite to World War II and how appreciative all the children were when food started falling from airplanes.
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