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Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot a true story of the Berlin airlift and the candy that dropped from the sky

by Raven Margot Theis.

Synopsis

Life was grim in 1948 West Berlin, Germany. Josef Stalin blockaded all ground routes coming in and out of Berlin to cut off West Berliners from all food and essential supplies. Without outside help, over 2.2 million people would die. Thus began the Berlin Airlift, a humanitarian rescue mission that utilized British and American airplanes and pilots to fly in needed supplies. As one of the American pilots participating in the Airlift mission, Lt. Gail S. Halvorsen helped to provide not only nourishment to the children but also gave them a reason to hope for a better world. From one thoughtful, generous act came a lifelong relationship between Lt. Gail and the children of Berlin. This is the true story of a seven-year-old girl named Mercedes who lived in West Berlin during the Airlift and of the American who came to be known as the Chocolate Pilot. Artist Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen's evocative paintings illuminate Margot Theis Raven's powerful story of hope, friendship and remembrance.

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Book Information

Copyright year 2002
ISBN-13 9781585360697
ISBN-10 1585360694
Class Copyright
Publisher Sleeping Bear Press
Subject HISTORY;JUVENILE NONFICTION
File Size 0 MB
Number of Pages 48
Shelf No. GW204
Grade Range 0 - 6
Ages 6 - 10
Lexile 850L