Witness to Disaster: Droughts

by Judith Bloom Fradin and Dennis Brindell Fradin

Book Overview

You're a farmer in 1930s Oklahoma and you never thought you'd see this day. Your fields have literally turned to dust. This Depression the radio folks were talking about just reached the heartland. The epic disaster of the Dust Bowl brings home the cruel consequences of drought. The calamity that struck Depression-era America was startling for its far-reaching effects across our country, teaching us much about the nature of droughts and their dreadful...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426303394
• ISBN13: 9781426303395
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: National Geographic Kids
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.2" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7