Dust Bowl!: The 1930s Black Blizzards
From the Series X-treme Disasters That Changed America
With blinding clouds of dust blanketing the Great Plains like a raging Black Blizzard, the 1930s Dust Bowl crippled America's farmers, destroying their land and homes. In vivid narrative detail, Dust Bowl! The 1930s Black Blizzardretells the compelling stories of the displaced farmers who struggled through the worst and longest drought in U.S. history. Young readers will discover the causes of droughts and dust bowls, and learn about advances made to prevent dust storms today. Gripping four-color photos, maps, and a diagram of a dust storm are guaranteed to capture students' attention.
Interest Level | Grade 2 - Grade 7 |
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Reading Level | Grade 3 |
Copyright | 2005 |
BISACS | JNF025210 |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Publisher | Bearport Publishing |
Series | X-treme Disasters That Changed America |
Language | English |
Number of Pages | 32 |
Lexile | 660 |
Scholastic Reading Counts! Level | 4.3 |
Scholastic Reading Counts! Quiz | Q40339 |
Scholastic Reading Counts! Points | 3.0 |
ISBN | 9781597160070 |
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Title Format | Reinforced book |
Release Date | 2015-01-01 |
Author | Richard H. Levey |
Features | Glossary of key words, Table of contents |
Dewey | 363.34'929 |
Dimensions | 8 x 10 |
Guided Reading Level | Q |
ATOS Reading Level | 4.0 |
Accelerated ReaderĀ® Quiz | 86421 |
Accelerated ReaderĀ® Points | 0.5 |