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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Formats
Description
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 flames 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...
12) The Hindenburg
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Relates the story of the tragic loss of the Hindenburg, one of the most famous disasters of the 20th century.
This series explores historic happenings around the globe, and how those events have sculpted societies, the sciences, and politics. In this book learn about the Hindenburg Disaster and the impact on our historic happenings.
16) The Hindenburg
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history of the Hindenburg and its demise.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
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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