(Source) One of my favorite childhood memories is chasing lightning bugs (or fireflies) through the dusky evening woods as the bioluminescent greenish lights from their tiny abdomens flashed on and off. It was magical! In fact, catching the little critters and cupping them in my hands, or temporarily placing a few in a jar for observation, was as much a rite of summer as eating popsicles or building sandcastles! But who knew that this species from the Lampyridae family also aided soldiers in the trenches of World War I? It’s true! Along with horses, mules, camels, pigeons, dogs, and cats, glow-worms played a part in helping the Allied soldiers do their jobs. What is the difference between fi
This post contains an affiliate link. Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's "Chocolate Pilot" Written by: Michael O. Tunnell Published by: Charlesbridge (2010) Grades: 4-7 Ages: 9-12 The dramatic conclusion to World War II in the European theater is well-documented, and most people know how the Allies stopped Hitler and the Nazi party and defeated Germany. But lesser known are the facts about what happened to that nation and its people in the years immediately following the war’s end. In a 1945 treaty, the Allies divided Germany into four occupation zones. The Soviets got the eastern part of the country, and America, Great Britain, and France each took up sectors in the western par
