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HarperCollins, 1997-01-02

Dust for Dinner

Dust for Dinner

I Can Read Level 3, I Can Read Level 3, 1, I Can Read Books (Harper Paperback), and I Can Read! - Level 3

Ann Turner, Author

Robert Barrett, Illustrator

Paperback

9780064442251

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"In this (Level 3) I Can Read book, Turner takes a sad episode in history (the Great Depression) and fashions it into a story that has depth as well as drama. . . . Realistic, nicely executed illustrations decorate every page".--"ALA Booklist". Full color.
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Keywords and Themes: Beginner • Diversity & Multicultural • Family • General (see also headings under Social Themes) • Historical • Humorous Stories • JUV013000 • JUV016150 • JUV039070 • JUV043000 • Juvenile Fiction • Media Tie-In • Poverty & Homelessness • Readers • School & Education • Social Themes • Superheroes • United States - 20th Century

Age Range • 4-8

Pages • 64

Subjects • Depressions • 1929 • Dust Bowl Era • 1931-1939 • Family life • Farm life

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Poverty & Homelessness • Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes) • Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner • Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural • Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories • Juvenile Fiction | School & Education • Juvenile Fiction | Media Tie-In • Juvenile Fiction | Superheroes

Jake and Maggy lived on a farm where they loved to sing and dance to the music from Mama's radio. Then terrible dust storms came and ruined the land. The family had no choice but to auction off the farm and make the long, hard journey west to California-away from the dust storms, where the land is still green.

Along the way, Papa tries to find work, and Jake and Maggy try to help too. But what if Papa can't find a job? What if California isn't better after all?

Ann Turner's dramatic story about the dust bowl, set during the Great Depression and beautifully captured in Robert Barrett's paintings, shows how one family stays together during difficult times.

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