Great American Dust Bowl | 
“Like a massive storm, the winds blew and the dust choked the life out of the land. It wasn‘t just a storm—it was the Great American Dust Bowl.”
“Like a massive storm, the winds blew and the dust choked the life out of the land. It wasn‘t just a storm—it was the Great American Dust Bowl.”
This book can be used in history lessons to discuss the environmental, social, and economic effects of the Dust Bowl. Students can also learn about the importance of sustainability and environmental stewardship through the historical lens of the Great Depression.
so-soThis book explores the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, explaining how drought and poor farming practices led to devastating dust storms that affected thousands of families.
so-soIt‘s short, but it has some nice (colour) illustrations, some of them coloured in so dark to represent the lack of visibility during the storms. There were even a few things I didn‘t know about (or if I‘ve read about them (this is likely) I‘d forgotten – like the electric charges in the air). There were even a couple of real photographs included at the end, but not only 1 from a 1935 storm, but one from 2011, as well.
pickSuper quick overview of the scouring away of hundreds of millions of tons of topsoil from the American plains during the 1930s. I'm not sure how well my son conceptualizes the dust storms after reading this (I'm not sure I can wrap my head around them, either), but it was a good introduction to the time.
Apt musical accompaniment to this book, Woody Guthrie's "Dusty Old Dust": https://youtu.be/cudNm4r9NKo
School is out, and I am catching up on my reviews.
pickWhat a great way to teach history to younger students. This text is informative and the illustrations are very descriptive. Don Brown tells the story of a turbulent time in history, The Dust Bowl. In this quick read, students will learn vocabulary terms, such as The Dust Bowl of the Continent, The Dirty Thirties, dusters, black blizzards, and dust pneumonia. These young minds will learn about the causes and effects of this catastrophic period.
pickThis was a really quick, #middlegrade #graphichistory. Knowing nothing about the dust bowl I found it very interesting.
Book 154/165 4/29/19
pickVery cool graphic novel! Very quick intro for YA and students- it describes what was going on without getting too in depth, but it also doesn‘t gloss over the struggles and hardship that many people faced during this time in our history.
Etta approves.
pickIt is impossible to pick up Don Brown‘s graphic novel accounts of various historical events, in this case 1930s America & the Dust Bowl, & not be fascinated. Great artwork—style, color, layout—& vivid prose bring events to life in ways that illustrate heartbreak, perseverance, failures & triumphs. I had no idea the massive dust storms of the ‘30s reached all the way to the Atlantic seaboard. Great MG read which leaves you wanting to know more.
Loved Drowned City. Now I‘m going to step a little further back in time with Don Brown and revisit the Dust Bowl.
pickJust finished The Great American Dustbowl! This graphic novel tells you the story of how the dust bowl began and how the American people tried to deal with it- it reads a lot like a textbook on the subject but it has beautiful illustrations! Loved it!
pickThis was great!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
#DustintheWind #RockinMay @Cinfhen
Song reminded me of Dust bowl days which we teach along with Of Mice & Men & To Kill a Mockingbird units. On a totally different note, Andrew Bird's rendition of Far from Any Road ( Be my Hand)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eGYzXe10Vfg
pickA very interesting read about the American dust bowl, very informative. Perfect for young teens.
Found them at the library. Can't wait to read them all!
