Brown,
Don. The
Great American Dust Bowl. Houghton Mifflin/Harcourt Brace
2013 80p $18.99 ISBN 978-0-547-81550-3 all
ages Graphic nonfiction
VG-BN
This book provides
a graphic explanation of when the Dust Bowl started
and what caused it to be so devastating on that Sunday, April 14, 1935, and the following years. The author and illustrator, Dan Brown, has done an excellent job of
presenting the background and important facts needed to understand the savage
dust storm that tore across the plains. Readers
will realize that no one factor caused the dust storm. It came about after a
series of unfortunate farming choices, world events, and several years of
drought.
The illustrations are simple and dramatic, effectively portraying the tenor of the situation. The use of the gold, brown, and orange color scheme further helps the reader to get into the correct mindset for understanding the Dust Bowl.
Summary: This book
provides a graphic explanation of the Dust Bowl: when
and how it started and what caused it to be so devastating
on that Sunday, April 14, 1935, and the following years. The author and illustrator has done an excellent
job of presenting the background and important facts pertaining to this savage dust storm
that tore across the plains.
Dust Bowl, American
history --Linda
McNeil
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