Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot A True Story of the Berlin Airlift and the Candy That Dropped from the Sky |
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| Author:
| Raven, Margot Theis |
| Illustrator:
| Frankenhuyzen, Gijsbert van |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58536-069-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2002 |
| Publisher: | Sleeping Bear Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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The true story of a young German girl, Mercedes Simon, and of the American pilot, Gail Halvorsen, who shared hope and joy with the children of West Berlin by dropping candy-filled parachutes during the Airlift.
The true story of a young German girl, Mercedes Simon, and of the American pilot, Gail Halvorsen, who shared hope and joy with the children of West Berlin by dropping candy-filled parachutes during the Airlift.