Candy Bomber
The Story of the Berlin Airlift's "Chocolate Pilot"
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2010]
Format: Book
Description: ix, 110 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
"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.
Subjects:
Halvorsen, Gail S. -- Juvenile literature.
United States. Air Force. Military Airlift Command -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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 -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Berlin (Germany) -- History -- Blockade, 1948-1949 -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 1130L
ISBN:
1580893368 (reinforced)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Halvorsen, Gail S. | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Halvorsen Gail S. | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Halvorsen, Gail S. | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [105]-106) and index.
A Junior Library Guild selection
A Junior Library Guild selection