Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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The Great American Dust Bowl
written and illustrated by Don Brown
Ages: 9+
Published: 2013
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/HMH
ISBN: 978-0-547-81550-3
Keywords: Environment, Great Depression, Dust Bowl
Striking, evocative pen, ink, and digital drawings and engaging text explain the history and science of one of America's greatest environmental disasters. [We duplicated this record for placement under ecology as well.]