The Great American Dust Bowl Hardcover – Picture Book, October 8, 2013

This book is a graphic novel, which i didn't realize when i purchased it for my 12 yr old who likes all things history and science. I am so impressed with the way factual information is portrayed so that it is an easy and interesting read. Not boring at all.

A short and easy read with a nice illustration style. Historical overview of the Dust Bowl with some important dates and names noted, if one was inclined to research more. I’d have liked if it was longer, personally, but this would be a great educational tool for teachers and parents alike

I've had this book on pre-order forever with fingers crossed. I really wanted a book that was middle school appropriate and engaging for students. I am over the moon happy. The book is written as a graphic novel and the illustrations will grab students' attention. The facts and quotes that are in the book are a fantastic references to the sources listed in the back of the book. The quotes add to the human side of the experience, while the illustrations help understand the enormity of the disaster. I especially liked the picture that had ocean liners in the sky and the fact that the dust would have filled 1500 modern ocean liners. Great visual for students to understand.I'll be ordering a class set of this book for our middle school. Thank you Don Brown for such a beautiful book!

Great illustrations and content for my students to learn about the Great American Dust Bowl for our summer school class!

If you have kids, or teach children and want a easy way to teach them about the dust bowl this is the book for you. Pictures are easy to understand and explain, and the book shares many of the details of the dust bowl, without going over a child's head.

it taught a lot about the dust bowl

Really shows the plight of what it was like in those days of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl era. That helped make works like John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath possible.

Fantastic -love the sepia tone to it - and did not know the "dust bowl" lasted that long. Hunh, I guess human beings CAN affect climate.

This graphic picture book is beautifully illustrated and sensitively written by the talented Don Brown. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and highly recommend it.