| I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 (I Survived #13) (Library Edition): Volume 13 Library Edition Contributor(s): Tarshis, Lauren (Author) |
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ISBN: 0545868602 ISBN-13: 9780545868600 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $14.44 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2016 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 700 |
| Series: I Survived |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.7" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 180450 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis provides a birds-eye view of one of America's most ghastly accidents ever be captured on film, the Hindenburg Disaster of 1937.The greatest flying machine ever built 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? |