

Candy Bombers
Author: Robert Elmer
Series: Wall
Narrator: McKenzie Fetters
Unabridged: 3 hr 17 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Published: 06/01/2021
Author: Robert Elmer
Series: Wall
Narrator: McKenzie Fetters
Unabridged: 3 hr 17 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Published: 06/01/2021
Robert Elmer lives in the Seattle area with his wife and their little white dog, Farragut, who is named for the famous admiral. He is the author of over fifty books, most of them for younger readers (but some for grown-ups, as well). He enjoys sailing in the San Juan Islands, exploring the Pacific Northwest with his wife, and spending time with their three kids – along with a growing number of little grandkids.
A very personal look at divided Berlin, and shows how many young kids must have felt. A quick, easy read and gives a good idea of what it was like at that time in history. Obviously written for a younger audience though.......more
Great short story on how the candy dropped happen. Excellent read for middle and high schoolers. If you like true story’s about the war, it is a good read.......more
Candy Bombers is a middle grade historical fiction book about the Berlin Airlift and dropping candy for the children in the Soviet sector at the beginning of the Cold War. The story is very simple and doesn’t really focus much on the candy bombing (it’s more of a backdrop). The transitions from one......more
An interesting approach to the wonderful true story of the Americans dropping sweets, besides food, coal and supplies, to the Germans (whom they had defeated in WW II) when the Russians closed everything down in Eastern Berlin. I loved seeing Gail Halvorsen, the main Candy Bombers' pilot, who is LDS......more