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Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp [Illustrated with Photographs]
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4.1 out of 5
Based on 415 Ratings and 131 Reviews

Book Description
Describes the plight of the migrant workers who traveled from the Dust Bowl to California during the Depression and were forced to live in a federal labor camp and discusses the school that was built for their children.
Book Information
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
BindingHardcover (10 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages85
ISBN-100517587815
ISBN-13978-0517587812
Publication Date08/04/1992
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About Jerry Stanley (Author) : Jerry Stanley is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Jerry Stanley include Cowboys & Longhorns: A Portrait of the Long Drive, Children of the Dust Bowl: The True S... more
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10/5/2007 Cindy Lovell said: The photographs are haunting, but the story is all triumph. My 5th graders loved this. Be brave... read it along with Grapes of Wrath. Trust me, they can handle it!
tags: Inspirational

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