The Dust Bowl by David Booth
	List Price:   $16.95 Unit Price:   $13.56 You Save:   $3.39 (20%) ISBN-10:   1550742957 ISBN-13:   9781550742954 Publisher:   Kids Can Press Category:   Agriculture Pub. Date:   September 1997 Pages:   32 Format:   Trade Cloth Ages:   5 to 9 Grades:   0 to 3
Subjects
DEPRESSIONS_1929_JUVENILE LITERATURE CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
A story about a poor Canadian farm family living in a Western dust bowl during the 1930s. Looking out the farmhouse window, Matthew's grandfather tells him about the Big Dry of the 1930s, which turned golden wheat fields into a dust bowl. Fifty years later, another drought is upon them and, once again, this prairie family clings to the hope of seeing their land green. Evocative illustrations capture life on the prairies in this powerful story of one family's determination to hold on to its farm. A powerful story that captures the strength and determination of one family's fight to hold on to its farm. A drought is plaguing a farm family, and Matthew's grandfather looks out the window and tells him about the Big Dry of the 1930s. He describes the good times when farmers felt as if they had struck gold, and also recalls the great dust clouds that could block out the sun for days. Once again, as this new drought continues, the family clings to the hope of seeing their land green. Full color.