Candy From the Sky?

I just read a really awesome nonfiction book called Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot.  This biography is the true story of a little girl who isn’t really famous except that she wrote a special letter to a pilot. People who lived in East Germany after World War II couldn’t get any supplies—even food, so pilots flew over dropping food and supplies with parachutes. Lt. Gail Halverson secretly began dropping candy with little parachutes to the children. One little girl named Mercedes wrote a letter to the “Chocolate Pilot” asking him to drop candy at her house. Because of her letter, Lt. Halversen and Mercedes became friends for life. This is a great book about how ordinary people overcame a tough time after war—you should check it out! Be sure to visit my website at www.professordewey.com to see a video about this book. Be sure to let me know when you read about this “True Story of the Berlin Airlift and the Candy that Dropped from the Sky.”  Tell me what kind of candy you would have like to see dropped by parachute! Happy Reading!

Comments

[GC]

thank you 4 blgging me back!

[willoits brown]

I want Snickers to fall out of the shy.

[rocio 4th Brown]

I would like this kind of candy is snickers to come down the sky

[jonah 4 brown]

i woulb like tis cinb ufv cand to fol M&Ms.

[Erika 4th Brown]

I will like this kind of candy is M&Ms to come down from the sky.

[Professor Dewey]

Dear Brittani and Grace,

I LOVE chocolate too--almost as much as I love reading books! It would be cool to have chocolate drop out of the sky--but it wouldn't be cool to not have enough food :-(

Be sure to keep reading and BLOGGING me about what you're reading!

Professor Dewey

[Grace Otis Brown Elem. 4th grade]

Dear Professor Dewey,

I would like to have hershey's dropped from the sky.

[brittania Brown Elemetery]

I would like to have choclete to fall out of the sky

[Ms.W's class]

Dear Professor Dewey;
We just finished reading the book Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot. We liked the part about the plane dropping the candy. We wish that a plane would drop candy on Townsell Elementary. We would like for it to be chocolate like Three Musketeers and bubble gum and Smarties. Do you think Smarties would make us smart?

Thanks for telling us about a great book!
Ms. W's Second Grade class

townsell

[Professor Dewey]

Dear Mrs. W's class,

I agree...it would be GREAT if chocolate dropped out of the sky at our schools! But I don't think Smarties make us smart--I think Reading great books helps, though!

So keep up the great reading!!!

Happy Reading,
Professor Dewey :-)

PS--Check out my videos about some other terrific books written by some awesome authors!

[S']

hello Professor Dewey It was pretty cool how the pilot brought treats to the children after the war! I am so glad he cared about them :-) wow it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool

[S']

i am reading Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot! too and i liked the part when Mercedes got the candy from the Chocolate Pilot's it is sooo cool how you read all the book's. i wish one day pilot's dropped candy from the sky too keep reading Professor dewey

[Ms. W's class]

Dear Professor Dewey;
We just finished reading the book Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot. We liked the part about the plane dropping the candy. We wish that a plane would drop candy on Townsell Elementary. We would like for it to be chocolate like Three Musketeers and bubble gum and Smarties. Do you think Smarties would make us smart?

Thanks for telling us about a great book!
Ms. W's Second Grade class
Townsell

[Professor Dewey]

DASC,

It was pretty cool how the pilot brought treats to the children after the war! I am so glad he cared about them :-)

Keep reading!
The Professor

[Professor Dewey]

Dear S,

I love books too--I'm so glad you are reading some of my favorite books!

I agree--if chocolate were falling from the sky, I'd eat it up too!

Keep reading!
Professor Dewey

[dasc @ Townsell]

Dear PD
Can you imagine how cool is that huh! chocolate falling from the sky that will be awesome i will eat them ones and for all!!

[s @ Townsell]

Imagine if the chocoleta were falling to the sky!! i will eat them all in one and for all???

[s @ Townsell]

I like about books because they make me impresive.

[Professor Dewey]

Dear DA,

Can you imagine what it would be like to get a special package after writing a letter to the pilot? Mercedes must have felt very special! Thank you for reading and visiting my blog!

Happy Reading!
The Professor

[DA]

Dear Prof. Dewey

I have read the book and it was great. I liked the part when Mercedes got the chocolate in the package and then the chocolate pilot left. But i liked the book.

[Professor Dewey]

Mr. T's Class,

I'm so glad you're reading about Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot! What kind of candy would you want dropped at your house?

Thank you for sharing the other books you're reading--I'll have to check out the Smelly Bus--sounds very funny!

Making parachutes in science class--how cool is that? Keep up the great learning!

Happy Reading!
The Professor :-)

[James Tiggeman]

PS - We are also making parachutes in science class! Isn't that perfect?

Mr. T's Class

[James Tiggeman]

Dear Professor Dewey,

We are reading Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot too!! We really like it. We loved how happy Mercedes was when she got the candy. I bet it was delicious. We were sad when the tall boy got her candy first. I hope the book has a happy ending.
We are also reading Junie B. Jones and the Smelly Bus. It is very funny. She put her shoe on a desk and said she had licked it to make it shiny. GROSS!!! Right now she hates the bus. I think she will learn to like it.

Your Friends,
Mr T’s 2nd grade class
FM Gilbert
Irving, Tx