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Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's "chocolate Pilot"
by Michael O. Tunnell
Fiction "Twin Text":
The Boy Who Dared, Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Copyright 2008.
Rationale for Selection:
I selected The Boy Who Dared to complement this non-fiction for three reasons. One, the books have similar settings, Germany around the time of WWII. Two, the books are at similar reading and interest levels. Lastly, I chose to put these books together because they bring out two very different stories and portray how Germany changed during and after the war. In Candy Bomber we read about an American pilot who brought candy and chocolate to German children after the war was over, even though it meant giving up his own sweets. In The Boy Who Dared we read of a young German boy living during the war who did what he thought was right even though it put his own life in danger. There are many chances for comparison and contrast between both the Germanys described in the books and the protagonists.
Text Structure and Strategy Application:
The text structure of Candy Bomber is chronological. It begins with an introduction of Lt. Gail Halvorsen and tells his story from beginning to end. The strategy I would use for these twin texts is Venn Diagram. While these stories are vastly different, they took place in the same country only a few years apart. I would have my students work to find similarities and differences between Germany at war and Germany after the war. I would also create a separate Venn Diagram to discuss the similarities of the two young men who are the protagonists. While in very different situations, they both thought of others ahead of themselves and took risks.
Award
2011 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor
The Boy Who Dared, Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Copyright 2008.
Rationale for Selection:
I selected The Boy Who Dared to complement this non-fiction for three reasons. One, the books have similar settings, Germany around the time of WWII. Two, the books are at similar reading and interest levels. Lastly, I chose to put these books together because they bring out two very different stories and portray how Germany changed during and after the war. In Candy Bomber we read about an American pilot who brought candy and chocolate to German children after the war was over, even though it meant giving up his own sweets. In The Boy Who Dared we read of a young German boy living during the war who did what he thought was right even though it put his own life in danger. There are many chances for comparison and contrast between both the Germanys described in the books and the protagonists.
Text Structure and Strategy Application:
The text structure of Candy Bomber is chronological. It begins with an introduction of Lt. Gail Halvorsen and tells his story from beginning to end. The strategy I would use for these twin texts is Venn Diagram. While these stories are vastly different, they took place in the same country only a few years apart. I would have my students work to find similarities and differences between Germany at war and Germany after the war. I would also create a separate Venn Diagram to discuss the similarities of the two young men who are the protagonists. While in very different situations, they both thought of others ahead of themselves and took risks.
Award
2011 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor