“WERNER HAD A COFFEE CUP IN HIS HAND WHEN HE HEARD A MUFFLED THUD. HE FELT THE HINDENBURG QUIVER, AND SAW A GLOW THROUGH THE WINDOW. WITHOUT WARNING, THE STERN DROPPED. DISHES TUMBLED FROM THE CABINET….”
On May 6, 1937, after crossing from Germany to the United States, the Hindenburg was destroyed by fire as it attempted a landing at the Lakehurst Naval Base in New Jersey. Join Werner Franz, the 14 year-old cabin boy, one of the Hindenburg's 62 survivors, and relive the events of that historic day.
Shortlisted - 2014 Alberta's Rocky Mountain Book AwardHonor Winner - 2014 Story Telling World Resource AwardsNominated - 2014 Charlotte Award, New York State Reading AssociationNominated - 2014 McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award (Younger Division)Shortlisted - 2013 Children's Choices ListRunner-up - 2012 USA Best Book Awards, Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Non-Fiction CategoryRecommended - 2012 Parent's Choice FoundationRecommended, The Canadian Children's Book Centre
Reviews
""Verstraete and Geister have produced a powerful book for Sleeping Bear Press that will engage and inform readers of a wide age range...Highly recommended."
“Based on a true story for which the anniversary looms, “Surviving the Hindenburg” is an interesting tale enhanced by historical information in front and back pages, both of which give young readers an idea of the magnitude of this disaster. In telling this story, author Larry Verstraete gives kids someone to identify with: a boy like them who is witness to an event that shocked Americans, and the Germans who made the zeppelin.”
Surviving the Hindenburg
Text © 2011 Larry Verstraete
Illustration © David Geister
Published by Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN-13: 9781585367870