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Reviewed on July 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 3–6—In this third volume in Garland's "Voices" series, 16 individuals describe life during the drought and resulting dust storms on the Great Plains that lasted from 1931 until 1940. Watercolor spreads feature a portrait of the "speaker" in his/her own environment on one side and a short narrative in poetic prose on the other. These are labeled with a date and location, e.g., "1919—Western Kansas"; "Mid-1930—Oklahoma"; "1937—Texas Panhandle"-and arranged chronologically. An old warrio...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
