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What was the Hindenburg? Cover Image Book

What was the Hindenburg? / by Janet B. Pascal ; illustrated by David Groff.

Pascal, Janet B., (author.). Groff, David, 1956- (illustrator.).

Summary:

Describes the history of the Hindenburg airship and its fateful flight from Germany to the United States in 1937, when it burst into flames upon arrival, and details the decline of the use of airships for commercial transportation.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780448481197
  • ISBN: 0448481197
  • ISBN: 9781480652989
  • ISBN: 9781338044324
  • ISBN: 0606361863
  • Physical Description: 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Formatted Contents Note:
What was the Hindenburg? -- Dreaming of flight -- Lighter than air -- The earliest zeppelins -- The world's first airline -- Zeppelins in the war -- No more zeppelins for Germany -- The golden age -- The Hindenburg -- A magical flight -- The final voyage -- A torch in midair -- What went wrong? -- The death of the zeppelin.
Target Audience Note:
Age 8-12.
770L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.4 1 172006.

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