num_pages: 32
description: Looking out the farmhouse window, Matthew's grandfather tells him about the Big Dry of the 1930s, which turned golden wheat fields into a dust bowl. Fifty years later, another drought is upon them and, once again, this prairie family clings to the hope of seeing their land green. Evocative illustrations capture life on the prairies in this powerful story of one family's determination to hold on to its farm.
language: English
title: The Dust Bowl
titlecomplete: The Dust Bowl
genres: Picture Books, United States, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 39
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: IODE Jean Throop Award
publisher: Kids Can Press