What was the Hindenburg? / by Janet B. Pascal ; illustrated by David Groff.
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]
- Copyright: ©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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- Hindenburg (Airship) > Juvenile literature.
Aircraft accidents > New Jersey > Juvenile literature.
Airships > Germany > Juvenile literature.
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- 35 of 38 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | J 387.7 PAS (Text) | 30229101019403 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Angier Public Library | J 387.742 Pas PBK (Text) | 33632002216753 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/18/2026 |
| Ashe County Public Library | WHOHQ J 387.742 PAS (Text) | 50503011105055 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | JN 387.7 PAS (Text) | 30372101680582 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Farmville Public Library | J 387.7 PAS (Text) | 23900000030111 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | J 387.742 Pas / Juv Series (Text) | 33630004924903 | Juvenile Fiction Series | Available | - |
| Harold D. Cooley Library | JNF 387.74 Pas (Text) | 20100000017928 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Jacksonville Main Library | J387.742 PAS (Text) | 36015000805990 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Kill Devil Hills Library | J 973.917 PAS (Text) | 39488501139408 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| King Public Library | J 387.742 PAS (Text) | 30094100446738 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
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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.
