Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot

By Margot Theis Raven | 2002

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Synopsis

After WWII, the children of Berlin relied on the Chocolate Pilot to deliver candy from the sky. In postwar Germany, candy was a luxury that few German children would have enjoyed without his help. Learn how the Chocolate Pilot helped Mercedes in more ways than one, and inspired her to a better future. 

Classroom Connection

This is a great way to preface any activity on parachute drops!

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