Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp [Illustrated with Photographs]
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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
Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Binding | Hardcover (10 editions) |
Reading Level | Ages 9-12 |
# of Pages | 85 |
ISBN-10 | 0517587815 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0517587812 |
Publication Date | 08/04/1992 |
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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!
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