Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot (Hardcover)

from breksarah

This is the story of a young girl named Mercedes and how she writes a letter to the Candy Bomber asking him to drop chocolates off at her farm. This story is so enlightening and I love that it is written from the young girl's point of view. This is a great companion for "The Candy Bomber" and I t...

from amartino1208

Mercedes is a young girl who witnesses a pilot fly over her house everyday. One day she read about how the pilot drop a bunch of candy pouches over a town. She wanted some of the candy he was dropping, but he never dropped any by her house. So she wrote a letter asking him to drop some candy to h...

from EmpressReece

This is another book my son and I read together as a background for a school project they are beginning on WWII. It's a true story about an Air Force pilot that dropped candy from his plane to the children in Berlin. It's a pretty short story but it's so heartwarming. Even in just those few pages...

from Aurianna

Teachers canuse this book to teach an inspirational part of Histroy that tends to be overlooked. Due to the fact that this book's cover does not do a good job of discribing the book. this can be used as an Art lesson by assigning the kids to make what they think would be a better one. Important C...

from rjrubylou

Summary: This book is a sweet story about one little girl, Mercedes, and her love for the "Chocolate Pilot." Gail Halvorsen brought hope to the children of the decimated city of Berlin following World War II. As starvation was quickly becoming a reality for the West Berliners who refused to bow u...