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The Resource Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot : a true story of the Berlin airlift and the candy that dropped from the sky, by Margot Theis Raven; illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen

Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot : a true story of the Berlin airlift and the candy that dropped from the sky, by Margot Theis Raven; illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen

Label
Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot : a true story of the Berlin airlift and the candy that dropped from the sky
Title
Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot
Title remainder
a true story of the Berlin airlift and the candy that dropped from the sky
Statement of responsibility
by Margot Theis Raven; illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
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
Biography type
collective biography
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Raven, Margot Theis
Dewey number
943/.1550874
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
850
Intended audience source
Lexile
Interest level
  • LG
  • 3-5
LC call number
DD881
LC item number
.R38 2002
Literary form
non fiction
Reading level
  • 4.7
  • 4.6
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Frankenhuyzen, Gijsbert van
Study program name
  • Accelerated Reader AR
  • Reading Counts RC
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Halvorsen, Gail S.
  • Simon, Mercedes
  • Halvorsen, Gail S
  • Simon, Mercedes
  • United States
  • United States
  • Air pilots, Military
  • Girls
  • Military air pilots
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Air pilots, Military
  • Girls
  • Berlin (Germany)
  • Berlin (Germany)
  • Germany
Target audience
juvenile
Label
Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot : a true story of the Berlin airlift and the candy that dropped from the sky, by Margot Theis Raven; illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen
Instantiates
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
29 cm.
Extent
48 unnumbered pages
Isbn
9781585360697
Lccn
2002001887
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm49276441
  • (Sirsi) o49276441
  • (TMQ) o49276441
  • 260377
  • 1838884
Label
Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot : a true story of the Berlin airlift and the candy that dropped from the sky, by Margot Theis Raven; illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
29 cm.
Extent
48 unnumbered pages
Isbn
9781585360697
Lccn
2002001887
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm49276441
  • (Sirsi) o49276441
  • (TMQ) o49276441
  • 260377
  • 1838884

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