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

Who better to tell the stories of great moments in history than flies on the wall? Hitch a ride with charming cartoon flies as they visit key events from the Apollo Moon landing to the Titanic’s tragic journey. These books buzz with plenty of facts and kid-friendly humour. Through clouds and over mountains and farmland … Two cartoon flies accompany readers on an adreneline-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. AGES: 6 to 8 AUTHOR: Thomas Kingsley Troupe has written more than thirty children’s books. His book Legend of the Werewolf (Picture Window Books, 2011) received a bronze medal for the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award.
SELLING POINTS:

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