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Raven, Margot Theis.

Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot / by Margot Theis Raven. - [48] p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

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.

ISBN: 1585360694

LCCN: 2002001887

Subjects--Personal Names:
Halvorsen, Gail S.--Juvenile literature.
Simon, Mercedes--Juvenile literature.
Halvorsen, Gail S.
Simon, Mercedes.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Air Force. Military Airlift Command --Biography--Juvenile literature.
United States. Air Force. Military Airlift Command --Biography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Air pilots, Military--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Girls--Germany--Berlin--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Air pilots, Military.
World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Berlin (Germany)--History--Blockade, 1948-1949--Juvenile literature.
Berlin (Germany)--History--Blockade, 1948-1949.
Germany--History--1945-1955--Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: DD881 / .R38 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 943/.1550874