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Children of the Dust Bowl: True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp
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070559
ISBN
9780517880944
Grade 3-7
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Description
When the Great Depression of the 1930's combined with the Dust Bowl in the area surrounding the Pan Handle of Oklahoma, it left behind a people who were in search of a new, and un-famished land. The nearly five-year drought caused crops to die and created many sandstorms, which resulted in starvation and loss of jobs.
In search of a safe haven, the “Okies," referring to those from the Pan Handle area, sold everything they could live without in order to buy an escape vehicle. They journeyed to San Jouquin Valley, California, stopping for jobs along the way to pay for travel expenses. Once they arrived, they were not accepted by society because they were considered poor, unkept, and unruly. Hence, they created a camp for the “Okies" called Weedpatch Camp.
Leo Hart, the county superintendent of education, saw their need for education and a place in civilization. He created a school within the camp just for the Okie children, and taught them mechanics, agriculture, cooking, sewing, and many other life skills in addition to their main schoolwork. He was able to feed them, teach them, and grow them into something the “non-Okies" wanted. Learn about this true story for yourself in this descriptive and inspiring book, beautifully illustrated with many historic pictures.
Note: there are a few profane words throughout the story, normally linked to what Californians called the Okie people. 81 pgs, pb.
Publisher's Description of Children of the Dust Bowl: 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.
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| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| Author: | Jerry Stanley |
| Grades: | 3-7 |
| ISBN: | 9780517880944 |
| Length in Inches: | 9.25 |
| Width in Inches: | 8 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.25 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.65 |
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