Elmer is an extremely funny character and all elephant in the herd found elmer hilarious. Of the many many books about wwii ive read, this is one of the most interesting. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. It was written more than 10 years ago, so if youre going to read this book, keep in mind that. After the war, he worked for esquire, then for a series of medical publications, and wrote a number of books. The adventures of lorenzo the bear journey to honeysuckle. May 12, 1980 looking back, authornavigator bendiner tautly interweaves an account of his experiences aboard a ww ii b17 with a reappraisal of the allied decision to bomb schweinfurt in 1943. Bendiner was born in pittsburgh to william bendiner, a businessman, and lillian maiden name schwartz. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Ive heard of the book elmer by david mckee, but now i discover theres a whole series of books featuring this patchwork elephant. Among his betterknown works are the rise and fall of paradise a history of alandalus, a time for angels.
A vivid, poignant recreation of the european air war, as seen. Elmer bendiner february 11, 1916 september 16, 2001 was an american writer and. This story is confirmed in elmer bendiners book, the fall of fortresses. The fall of fortresses by elmer bendiner goodreads. When lorenzo discovers he is out of honey for his morning oatmeal, he decides to head over to hanks diner before meeting his friend lucy at the park.
Find the fall of fortresses by bendiner, elmer at biblio. Elmer the elephant is a fantastic book created around the theme of diversity and how it is good to be different. Elmer bendiner was a navigator in a b17 during ww ii. The fact that this book is old is something that is highly noticeable in the way some things are handle and in the way the story is written. A personal account of one of the most daring and deadly air battles of the second world war elmer bendiner on. Elmer bendiner february 11, 1916 september 16, 2001 citation needed was an american writer and journalist. We enjoyed reading this book together and we will certainly look for more books featuring elmer at our local library. Elmer is an elephant whose skin is a variety of colors, in the book they described it as patchwork. It appears in elmer bendiners marvellous memoir, the fall of the fortresses souvenir press. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Elmer, elmer again, elmer and wilbur, elmer in the snow, elmer and the kangaroo, elmer and the lost teddy, hideandseek elmer, the elmer popup book, l.
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