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Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp

By Jerry Stanley

By Jerry Stanley

By Jerry Stanley

By Jerry Stanley

By Jerry Stanley
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By Jerry Stanley
Read by Fred Sullivan

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Jul 13, 1993 | ISBN 9780517880944 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Nov 26, 2014 | ISBN 9780307792471 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Dec 03, 2024 | 85 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp

    Illus. with photographs from the Dust Bowl era. This true story took place at the emergency farm-labor camp immortalized in Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Ostracized as "dumb Okies," the children of Dust Bowl migrant laborers went without school–until Superintendent Leo Hart and 50 Okie kids built their own school in a nearby field.

    About Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp

    Illus. with photographs from the Dust Bowl era. This true story took place at the emergency farm-labor camp immortalized in Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Ostracized as "dumb Okies," the children of Dust Bowl migrant laborers went without school–until Superintendent Leo Hart and 50 Okie kids built their own school in a nearby field.

    About Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp

    This true story took place at the emergency farm-labor camp immortalized in Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Ostracized as “dumb Okies,” the children of Dust Bowl migrant laborers went without school–until Superintendent Leo Hart and 50 Okie kids built their own school in a nearby field. “The story is inspiring, and Stanley has recorded the details with passion and dignity. An excellent curriculum item.”–(starred) Booklist.

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    About Jerry Stanley

    “I’ve learned there’s no such thing as wasted writing or bad writing. All writing leads to better writing.”—Jerry StanleyJerry Stanley is the author of several highly praised books for young readers, including Children of the Dust Bowl, winner of the… More about Jerry Stanley

    About Jerry Stanley

    “I’ve learned there’s no such thing as wasted writing or bad writing. All writing leads to better writing.”—Jerry StanleyJerry Stanley is the author of several highly praised books for young readers, including Children of the Dust Bowl, winner of the… More about Jerry Stanley

    About Jerry Stanley

    “I’ve learned there’s no such thing as wasted writing or bad writing. All writing leads to better writing.”—Jerry StanleyJerry Stanley is the author of several highly praised books for young readers, including Children of the Dust Bowl, winner of the… More about Jerry Stanley

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $10.99
    Published by Yearling
    Jul 13, 1993 | 96 Pages | 8 x 9-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780517880944

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Nov 26, 2014 | 96 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780307792471

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $8.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Dec 03, 2024 | 85 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9798217070497

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    Praise

    "The story is inspiring, and Stanley has recorded the details with passion and dignity. An excellent curriculum item."–(starred) Booklist.   

    Awards

    Booklist Books for Youth Editors’ Choice WINNER 1992

    Jefferson Cup Award WINNER 1992

    Maine Student Book Master List WINNER 1993

    NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children WINNER 1993

    Virginia Library Association Jefferson Cup Book Award WINNER 1992

    Western Writers of America Golden Spur Award WINNER 1992

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