Provides information about what life was like in the Dust Bowl Era through imagined first person narrative accounts in the voices of Native Americans, struggling families, the working poor, and more.

Following a dozen families and their communities through the rise and fall of the region, Egan tells of their desperate attempts to carry on through blinding black dust blizzards, crop failure, and the death of loved ones in the darkest years of the Depression.

The causes and results of the Dust Bowl and how the lessons learned are still used today. Presented in comic book format.

"A discussion of droughts, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant droughts from history"--

For almost a decade, a devastating combination of drought, wind, and poor farming practices turned millions of acres of the Great Plains into a wasteland. Ceaseless "black blizzards," turned night into day, killed crops and livestock, threatened the lives of small children, and buried homesteaders' hopes under huge dunes of dirt. The authors tell the story through private letters, newspaper accounts, and vivid interviews conducted with dozens of survivors...

"Learn all about the wettest and driest places on Earth and find out what it takes for life to survive in these extreme locations."--

"Describes the people and events of the U.S. Dust Bowl. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspectives of a farmer, a migrant worker, and a government photographer"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the plight of the migrant workers who traveled from the Dust Bowl to California during the Depression and were forced to live in a federal labor camp and discusses the school that was built for their children.

"All living things need water to survive. Dangerous droughts occur when no rain falls for months or years. Learn how droughts put people, plants, and animals in danger, and how we can help. Plus hear from a drought survivor!"--