DUST BOWL 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION: The Southern Plains in the 1930s
About
An entry in Capstones You Choose choose-your-own-adventure history series by Allison Lassieur, about 112 pages for roughly ages 8 to 12. Readers make decisions at key moments, following one of three story paths through the 1930s Dust Bowl, such as staying to farm in Kansas, migrating to California, or working as a government photographer, with many possible endings, all grounded in real historical events.
Why it’s great
What would you do if dust storms were swallowing your family's farm: stay and fight for the land, head west to California, or pick up a camera to document it all? This choose-your-own-path history puts readers in the middle of the 1930s Dust Bowl, with branching decisions and multiple endings all rooted in true events. It is an active, hands-on way for young readers to feel the hard choices farming families faced when the land itself turned against them.
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