What Was the Hindenburg? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

What Was the Hindenburg? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

by Janet B. Pascal
What Was the Hindenburg? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

What Was the Hindenburg? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

by Janet B. Pascal

Hardcover(Library Binding - THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY)

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Overview

At 800-feet long, the Hindenburg was the largest airship ever built--just slightly smaller than the Titanic! Also of a disastrous end, the zeppelin burst into flame as spectators watched it attempt to land in Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937. In under a minute, the Hindenburg was gone, people jumping from windows to escape. However, only 62 of the 97 crew members and passengers onboard survived. The exact cause of the disaster is still unknown and remains a fascinating historical mystery perfect for this series.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780606361866
Publisher: Perfection Learning Corporation
Publication date: 04/04/2019
Series: What Was? Series
Edition description: THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY
Pages: 112
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile: 770L (what's this?)
Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Janet B. Pascal is an Executive Production Editor at Viking Children's Books and the author of "What Is the Panama Canal?," "Who Was Dr. Seuss?," "Who Was Maurice Sendak?," and "Who Was Abraham Lincoln?"

Table of Contents

What Was the Hindenburg? 1

Dreaming of Flight 4

Lighter than Air 12

The Earliest Zeppelins 18

The World's First Airline 27

Zeppelins in the War 33

No More Zeppelins for Germany 42

The Golden Age 47

The Hindenburg 59

A Magical Flight 65

The Final Voyage 77

A Torch in Midair 84

What Went Wrong? 94

The Death of the Zeppelin 98

Timelines 106

Bibliography 108

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