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Benoit, Peter Cooke, Tim DeAngelis, Gina. Graham, Ian Pascal, Janet B. Tarshis, LaurenGraham, Ian
Summary: A skilled mechanic in 1930s Germany is offered a job on the most magnificent airship ever built, the Hindenberg. But dangers from flammable gas, storms and lightning are there. Follows the airship as it bursts into flame and investigates the cause of the disaster.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 387.7 GRAPascal, Janet B.
Summary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 387.7 PASCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT World What PascalCooke, Tim
Summary: "Reporters gathered in the rain to watch in awe as the Hindenburg was scheduled to touch down on May 6, 1937. Their awe quickly turned to horror as the airship burst into flames and plunged to the ground. Follow along with the true story of a doomed airship that changed the course of aviation. Then, review what you've learned with a recap timeline and a quick quiz to check how much doomed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.12 COOBenoit, Peter
Summary: Describes the crash of the Hindenburg airship in 1937, relaying the history of international airship flight and the events leading to the disaster, and explains what measures have been taken to make airship travel safer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.12 BENDeAngelis, Gina.
Summary: Describes the development and early flights of airships and the disastrous explosion of the passenger airship, Hindenberg, at a New Jersey airfield on May 6, 1937, in which thirty-six people were killed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Pub. 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.1246 DEATarshis, Lauren
Summary: 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,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2016