A true story · Ages 3–7 · By Kurt Muse

I’m small.I’m brave.I’ll find a way!

Meet Chalk 1, the smallest helicopter on the airfield. Everyone says he’s too little for a big mission. One night, he gets his chance. This is a true story.

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Written by Kurt Muse, the man Chalk 1 rescuedFor read-aloud and early readers
Chalk 1 book cover: a small, smiling black U.S. Army helicopter on an airfield at sunset, with the title Chalk 1 and the words I'm small. I'm brave. I'll find a way!
Chalk 1’s Promise

Say it. Believe it.

Generations of children learned to say “I think I can” with The Little Engine That Could. Chalk 1 takes the next step. He doesn’t hope he might. He decides he will.

“I think I can.”“I’ll find a way!”
I’m small.
  • Small is OK.
  • I can do big things.
  • I matter.
I’m brave.
  • Scared is OK.
  • I go anyway.
  • I help others.
I’ll find a way!
  • I think.
  • I try again.
  • I never quit.
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Will Chalk 1 be brave enough? Will he find a way? Find out what happens to Chalk 1.

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