Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot
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Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot

Margot Theis Raven
4.43
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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.
Genres: Picture BooksHistoryNonfictionChildrensBiographyWorld War IIHistoricalWarGermanyInspirational
48 Pages

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