Books with title The Hindenburg Disaster of 1937

New York Times best-selling author Lauren Tarshis provides a bird's-eye view of one of America's most ghastly accidents ever be captured on film: the Hindenburg disaster of 1937. In May of 1937, the Hindenburg, a massive German airship, caught fire while attempting to land in New Jersey, killing 35 people. Lauren Tarshis' latest thrilling addition to the New York Times best-selling I Survived series features an 11-year-old boy in the middle of this historic disaster. Audio extra: includes author's notes read by Lauren Tarshis!

The greatest flying machine ever build is about to crash...For eleven-year-old Hugo Ballard, flying on the Hindenburg is a dream come true. Hugo, his parents, and his four-year-old sister, Gertie, are making the thrilling four-thousand-mile journey across the Atlantic in a zeppelin as big as the Titanic.But as the zeppelin gets ready to land, a blast rocks the Hindenburg and fire consumes the ship. The entire disaster lasts a mere thirty-two seconds, but in those few seconds, Hugo finds himself separated from his family and in a desperate race to escape the flames. The Hindenburg is doomed. And so, it seems, is Hugo. Will he survive this historic disaster?

New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis provides a bird's-eye view of one of America's most ghastly accidents ever to be captured on film, the Hindenburg disaster of 1937. In May of 1937, the Hindenburg a massive German airship, caught fire while attempting to land in New Jersey, killing thirty-five people. Lauren Tarshis's latest thrilling addition to the New York Times bestselling I Survived series features an eleven-year-old boy in the middle of this historic disaster.