new jersey

"Based on a true story, fourteen-year-old Werner Franz works as a cabin boy aboard the German zeppelin, the Hindenburg, and resourcefully survives its fatal crash"--Provided by publisher.

Describes what life was like in the time of the discovery of flight, as seen through the eyes of the the Wright brothers.

Chronicles the trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the kidnapping of pilot Charles Lindbergh's infant son, and presents numerous primary source excerpts and photos.

Describes the lives and occupations of the inhabitants of an early eighteenth-century New Jersey farming village.

Describes the last voyage of the zeppelin, or airship, Hindenburg, which crashed in flames on a New Jersey airfield in 1937, and examines some possible causes for the disaster.

When twelve-year-old Ty's brother Thane is recruited out of college to play for the New York Jets, their Uncle Gus uses Ty to get insider information for his gambling ring, landing Ty and Thane in trouble with the Mafia.

Eleven-year-old Callie Jones tries to keep track of all the rules for fitting in that other middle school students seem to know, but when the town decides to replace Halloween with an Autumn Festival, Callie leads her large family in an unusual protest.

Presents photographs and first-person accounts of the May 6, 1937 Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, New Jersey, and profiles crew members and passengers aboard that flight as well as speculations of sabotage.

Explains how to draw some of New Jersey's sights and symbols, including the state seal, the official flower, and the Barnegat lighthouse.

Presents information about the state of New Jersey, its nickname, flag, motto, and emblems.