The Tuskegee Airmen's Mission to Berlin: A Fly on the Wall History

by Thomas Kingsley Troupe, Jomike Tejido (Illustrator)

Overview

Through clouds and over mountains and farmland ... Two cartoon flies accompany readers on an adrenaline-pumping flight over war-torn Europe as the U.S. Army Air Corps' Tuskegee airmen take on a heroic, history-making mission during World War II.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515816003
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2018
Series:	Fly on the Wall History Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.25(w) x 10.25(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Thomas Kingsley Troupe is the author of a big ol’ pile of books for kids. He’s written about everything from ghosts to Bigfoot to 3rd grade werewolves. He even wrote a book about dirt. When he’s not writing or reading, he investigates the strange and spooky as part of the Twin Cities Paranormal Society. Thomas lives in Woodbury, Minnesota with his two sons.

Interviews

cartoon fly narrators and their charming/kid-friendly comments/questions make the past fun and accessible, 1st-person narration puts readers right in the action, informative introductions and afterwords and timelines show at a glance how the story fits into history's "big picture"