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Author | : Lauren Tarshis |
Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages | : 87 |
Release | : 2016-02-23 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0545658519 |
New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis provides a birds-eye view of one of America's most ghastly accidents ever be captured on film, the Hindenburg Disaster of 1937. The greatest flying machine ever build is about to crash...For eleven-year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. Hugo, his parents, and his four-year-old sister, Gertie, are making the thrilling four-thousand-mile journey across the Atlantic in a zeppelin as big as the Titanic.But as the zeppelin gets ready to land, a blast rocks the Hindenburg and fire consumes the ship. The entire disaster lasts a mere thirty-two seconds, but in those few seconds, Hugo finds himself separated from his family and in a desperate race to escape the flames. The Hindenburg is doomed. And so, it seems, is Hugo. Will he survive this historic disaster?
Author | : Matt Doeden |
Publisher | : Capstone |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780736868761 |
Describes the events of the Hindenburg airship disaster. Written in graphic-novel format.
Author | : Chris Bowman |
Publisher | : Bellwether Media |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 2014-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1612119891 |
Cameras rolled as the huge airship, Hindenburg, caught fire and crashed in New Jersey on May 6, 1937. The disaster was so shocking that the name Hindenburg has become synonymous with catastrophe! See it for yourself in this graphic novel for young readers.
Author | : Shelley Tanaka |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Aircraft accidents |
ISBN | : 9780590553728 |
Describes the last voyage of the zeppelin, or airship, Hindenburg, which crashed in flames on a New Jersey airfield in 1937, and examines some possible causes for the disaster.
Author | : Mireille Majoor |
Publisher | : Little Brown & Company |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780316123860 |
Text and cut-away illustrations feature the stories of real-life children who were passengers on the Hindenburg during its final voyage.
Author | : William W. Lace |
Publisher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 121 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Aircraft accidents |
ISBN | : 1438117477 |
On May 6, 1937, the celebrated airship Hindenburg caught fire during its landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 people. A German zeppelin, the Hindenburg was the largest airship ever built. It made numerous transatlantic journeys, offering passengers comfort and luxury during the years of the Great Depression. What was supposed to be a routine landing on the first transatlantic flight of the season ended in tragedy. Present at the site were many journalists, who were on hand to record the tragedy for the entire world to see, etching the indelible images on the minds of generations to come. The Hindenburg disaster was so great it effectively ended the practice of using dirigibles for passenger use. In The Hindenburg Disaster of 1937, read about what caused this tragedy.
Author | : Ryan Nagelhout |
Publisher | : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2015-07-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 148242939X |
The Hindenburg, the largest airship ever built and the pride of Nazi Germany, burst into flames over Lakehurst, New Jersey, in 1937. It swiftly fell from the sky and was incinerated. This incident is remembered as the most infamous airship accident, killing 36 people and sinking the dirigible transportation industry. Fascinated readers will explore why and how this giant hydrogen-filled ship was made and the reasons it may have been doomed to fail. They'll also learn conspiracy theories and surprising facts about the circumstances of the terrible disaster. Authentic photographs and thoughtful sidebars add to the historical content.
Author | : Victoria Sherrow |
Publisher | : Enslow Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Aircraft accidents |
ISBN | : 9780766015548 |
Describes the last flight of the airship, Hindenburg, which exploded in a ball of fire on May 6, 1937, and includes accounts from witnesses and testimony from scientists speculating on possible causes of the explosion.
Author | : Aaron Feigenbaum |
Publisher | : Bearport Publishing |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2007-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 159716495X |
As the Hindenburg approached its landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey in 1937, radio announcer Herbert Morrison remarked that the ship's windows looked like "glittering jewels" in the sun. Moments later, a spark ignited the hydrogen-powered Hindenburg. Morrison cried out, "Oh, the humanity!" as the ship plunged to a fiery death. The Hindenburg Disaster recounts this air tragedy in gripping narrative detail as it introduces readers to crew members and passengers who flew that last flight. Kids will go inside the Hindenburg to learn how this great airship was created, and discover the sad facts that doomed the airship. A series of primary-source quotes from survivors and witnesses reveal the human drama, while a "Profiles" section lists key players on the Hindenburg.
Author | : Ariel Lawhon |
Publisher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2017-01-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1101873922 |
From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia, here is a suspenseful, heart-wrenching novel that brings the fateful voyage of the Hindenburg to life. On the evening of May 3rd, 1937, ninety-seven people board the Hindenburg for its final, doomed flight. Among them are a frightened stewardess who is not what she seems; the steadfast navigator determined to win her heart; a naive cabin boy eager to earn a permanent position; an impetuous journalist who has been blacklisted in her native Germany; and an enigmatic American businessman with a score to settle. Over the course of three champagne-soaked days, their lies, fears, agendas, and hopes for the future will be revealed—and one in their party will set a plot in motion that will have devastating consequences for them all.