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.
Janet Pascal lives in New York, New York. John O'Brien lives in Delaran, New Jersey. Nancy Harrison lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780448481197
Lexile Measure
770
Guided Reading Level
17
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
December 20, 2014
Series
What Was?
BISAC categories
JNF025070 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Europe JNF025210 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/20th Century JNF051010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science
Library of Congress categories
Germany Aircraft accidents New Jersey Airships Hindenburg (Airship)
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