Product Description: The Hindenburg, the largest airship ever built and the pride of Nazi Germany, burst into flames over Lakehurst, New Jersey, in 1937. It swiftly fell from the sky and was incinerated. This incident is remembered as the most infamous airship accident, killing 36 people and sinking the dirigible transportation industry...read more

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. 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 Description: This title examines an important historic event, the Hindenburg Disaster. Readers will learn the background of airships, Germanys Count Zeppelins push to build airships, and the planning, building, and tragic explosion of the Hindenburg. Also covered ar

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Does the thought of drifting slowly through the air in a giant, inflatable, balloon-like pod make your stomach lurch? Then you probably wouldn't want to book a seat on the Hindenburg, even if it is supposed to be the safest, most reliable, and most luxurious airship in the world...read more

- Humorous "Handy Hints" that relate directly to the text are provided on each spread- High interest topic for children of all ages- Draws in even the most reluctant reader with a lighthearted tone and hilarious illustrations- The cultures and traditions from ancient civilizations through modern times throughout the history of the world spring to life in the pages of this series- Includes glossary and index- Perfect for struggling readers

Product Description: This series tells the story of important historical disasters and explains their impact and the reforms they spurred. Each narrative begins with the historical context of the event, discusses the event in detail, the aftermath, and then analyses the way the disaster changed history and impacted the future...read more

Discusses the disaster that occurred in May of 1937 when the German airship Hindenburg caught fire just as it was about to land in New Jersey.

Tells how the largest aircraft that was ever flown was destroyed, and describes the investigation that followed.

In graphic novel format, describes the events of the Hindenburg airship disaster.

Concise, easy-to-read introductions to various topics in U.S. history use primary documents and photography, as well as timelines, maps, and other tools, to teach important facts about our past.

Describes the giant airship 'Hindenburg,' the events that led up to its explosive crash on a New Jersey airfield in 1937, and the effects of the disaster on airship travel.

Describes the last flight of the airship, Hindenburg, which exploded in a ball of fire on May 6, 1937, and includes accounts from witnesses and testimony from scientists speculating on possible causes of the explosion. (view table of contents)

Shows the workings of the great airship--whose fiery demise occured on May 6, 1937 in Lakewood, New Jersey--and brings to vivid life a time when giant zeppelins seemed the only way to fly.

Complete with illustrations, describes the development and early flights of airships and the disastrous crash of the Hindenburg at an airfield in New Jersey in 1937. 15,000 first printing.

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. (view table of contents)

Examines the aerial disaster of the Hindenburg zeppelin from a historical, scientific, and human perspective.

Describes the development and launching of the famous airship and its disastrous accident at an airfield in New Jersey