The great American Dust Bowl

Resource Information

The work The great American Dust Bowl represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Noble County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

The great American Dust Bowl

Statement of responsibility

written & illustrated by Don Brown

Creator

• trueBrown, Don, 1949-
• Brown, Don, 1949-

Artist

• Brown, Don, 1949-

Author

• Brown, Don, 1949-

Subject

• Droughts -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Droughts -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• trueDust Bowl (South Central United States)
• Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 -- Cartoons and comics
• Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 -- Juvenile literature
• trueDust storms
• Dust storms -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Cartoons and comics
• Dust storms -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Dust storms -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• trueEconomics -- Social aspects
• Graphic novels
• Graphic novels
• Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Cartoons and comics
• Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• trueHistorical comics
• trueHistory books -- United States -- Twentieth century | 1930s
• trueMoney and economics -- History
• trueWeather
• trueDust Bowl Era, 1931-1939
• true1930s -- 1930 -- 1939
• trueComics and Graphic novels
• trueDepressions -- 1929-1941 -- Dust Bowl (South Central United States)
• Droughts -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Cartoons and comics

Genre

• trueMoney and economics
• trueHistory books
• trueHistorical comics
• trueGraphic novels
• trueComic books, strips, etc
• trueCartoons and comics
• Juvenile literature
• trueComics and Graphic novels

Language

eng

Summary

A graphic novel account of the giant dust storms in the Midwest in the 1930s discusses the ecological and agricultural damage caused by the storms

Writing style

• trueCompelling
• trueRichly detailed

Illustration

• trueDetailed

Award

• ALA Notable Children's Book, 2014
• YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2015.

Awards note

• Young Hoosier Book 4-6 Award nominee, 2015-2016.
• Young Hoosier Book Intermediate Award nominee, 2015-2016

Cataloging source

BTCTA

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• 860
• GN 860

Intended audience source

• Lexile
• Lexile

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

860

Literary form

non fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 5
• 12

Nature of contents

• bibliography
• comics graphic novels

Target audience

juvenile