The Hindenburg Explosion: Core Events of a Disaster in the Air

by Steven Otfinoski, Daniel Grossman (Consultant Editor)

Before commercial airplanes became a common form of travel, giant airships were a popular mode of long distance transportation for those who could afford it. But airships could be quite dangerous. In an instant, they could explode or catch fire. Explore what happened when the Hindenburg ignited and became a flaming fireball in the sky. Could anyone survive such a horrific disaster?

Genres: Nonfiction, History

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Fact Finders series always has easy to follow and informative material about the featured topic. This edition covers the Hindenburg disaster, including: it's possible causes, lasting effects, detailed photographs and drawings, a glossary, and "critical thinking" questions for classroom discussion.

[sucker4synth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A detailed look at the airship disaster. This book series has wonderful pictures and really shows you these terrible real-life events. Not for the faint of heart. Each book tries to sum up the steps made to prevent such things from happening again. After all the pictures taken at the time of the Hindenburg's accident, no one wanted to use airships again.

[Naomi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this was a nice simple, just the fact ma'am book for children on the Hindenburg. Complete with pictures and graphics, it gave as complete a narrative as one could expect for the age range that the book was written.