The Great American Dust Bowl, (Hardcover)

from Patty6508

Using a graphic novel as a format, Don Brown had done a great job of informing a new generation about the Dust Bowl. He takes the reader all the way back to 100 million years ago to explain how the Plains came to be. With 'right to the point' writing, readers can understand what happened to peopl...

from WhitneyYPL

For such a short graphic novel, this story does a thorough job explaining the causes and consequences of the dust bowl--the ecological aspects, the economic disaster it spawned, and the debilitating medical conditions that resulted. Presented clearly and with evocative images done primarily in a ...

from debnance

I'm always drawn to this story, the story of the American Great Depression. It shaped my dad and mom and my parents' generation, forming habits of thrift and care amid desperate times of worry and despair. I couldn't pass up this new graphic novel for older children. And I'm glad I didn't. Great ...

from EllsbethB

This is a good, short history of the Dust Bowl.

from LFerda

For what it's worth, this is a fantastic graphic novel that provides an abundance of historical information on the American dustbowl. I would use this book in an American History course or perhaps even a science course, when talking about climate.