I'm Jo Ann Hakola, The Book Faerie, bookworm and bookseller. I have been selling books since January of 2000. It's a homebased business and I sell online only. Here is my website: http:www.bookfaerie.com I offer free shipping stateside. It's a one woman endeavor, and I love working for myself. I have over 6,000 books online now. I do book reviews from a reader's point-of-view and try to spread the magic of reading.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Candy Bomber by Michael O Tunnel
The History Channel ran a feature on this pilot, Gail Halvorsen. He did it to bring some happiness to the children of war and almost got in bad trouble...
Subtitle: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's "Chocolate Pilot". Charlesbridge provided me with this softcover book for review purposes. I chose it because I was familiar with this history and wanted to see how they presented it for young adults.
Mr. Tunnel does a great job of providing illustrations and lots of photos to make the story come to life. The pilot chatted with some of the lonely children at the fence and, in a moment of inspiration, shared a couple of sticks of gum with them. After watching them share tiny pieces amongst themselves, he determined he was going to do something to bring them a bit of happiness.
This is the story of how he started out and what kind of a campaign it turned into, with help from everyone.
The book is well written, the photos express the wonder of his project, and it's a piece of history that should not be forgotten.
Any child with an interest in history or unusual events will enjoy reading this non-fiction account of the Chocolate Pilot. It's written for ages 9-12.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Nonna Marie and the Case of the Lost Treasure by Lorenzo Carcaterra
As Nonna Maria's longtime friend and sometimes colleague, Captain Murino of the Ischian caribineri never wanted to see harm brought to t...
-
What better way to learn your numbers than to count with Snoopy and his pals? They are familiar characters, they have predictable behavio...
-
She's been on her own for a while now and is traveling past the farm when she hears an animal fight going on. It's a hen being at...
-
This is the second book in this new childrens' series, and it's just as delightful as the first. Fanny's doll, Annabelle, is no...
No comments:
Post a Comment