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Author:

Coombs, Karen Mueller, 1947-

Title:

Children of the dust days / Karen Mueller Coombs.

Publisher:

Carolrhoda Books,

Copyright Date:

c2000

Description:

48 p. : ill., map ; 20 x 22 cm.

Subject:

Dust storms--Great Plains--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Great Plains--Social conditions--Juvenile literature.
Depressions--1929--Great Plains--Juvenile literature.
Agriculture--Great Plains--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Droughts--Great Plains--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Children--Great Plains--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939--Juvenile literature.
Dust storms--Great Plains.
Great Plains--Social conditions.
Depressions--1929.
Agriculture--Great Plains--History.
Droughts--Great Plains--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.

Contents:

Black blizzards -- Dreams turn to dust -- New land, new dreams afterward -- Dust days clothing: How to make a burlap shirt -- Note to teachers and adults -- Resources on the dust days.

Summary:

Focuses on the experiences of children during the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s, when prolonged drought, coupled with farming techniques, caused massive erosion from Texas to Canada's wheat fields.

Series:

Picture the American past

ISBN:

9781575053608 (alk. paper)
1575053608 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

98049041

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TZPC572 -- Center Point Public Library (Center Point)

NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

NUPD663 -- Osage Public Library (Osage)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

BWPD851 -- Bertha Bartlett Public Library (Story City)