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Candy Bomber
The Story of the Berlin Airlift's "Chocolate Pilot"
By Tunnell, Michael O.
- ISBN
- 978-1-58089-336-7 978-1-58089-337-4
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2010
Gr 4–6—Tunnell brings to life a little-known post-World War II story. What started as a single pilot's car tour of bombed-out Berlin turned into an international campaign to help lighten the suffering of the children of West Berlin. The time was 1948, and the Soviet Union had closed all land access to the isolated Free World sectors of West Berlin in an attempt to starve the people into accepting Communist rule. On an impulse, a C-54 cargo pilot, Lt. Gail S. Halvorsen, shared the only two stic...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2010
Chocolate raining from the sky is something many children would love, but for children living in blockaded post-World War II West Berlin, the delivery of chocolate via bomber plane meant more than just a treat. It began when American pilot Gail Halvorsen noticed a group of German children and gave them the two pieces of gum he had. When he saw how they passed the gum around "so everyone could breathe in the sweet, minty smell," he began t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
American pilot Gail Halvorsen, along with his fellow servicemen, delivered candy to children in post-WWII West Berlin--dropping the treats from their bomber p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on July 1, 2010
Michael O. Tunnell presents information about World War II and the postwar occupation of Germany with clear, interesting writing that informs the reader, yet keeps the focus on Lieutenant Halvorsen’s candy drops. Copious photographs show pos...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
