The Great American Dust Bowl

The Great American Dust Bowl by Don Brown

My rating: 5 of 5 stars






The Great American Dust Bowl is a work of superior quality by Don Brown. The graphic novel format with its well chosen illustrations and concise choice of text aids readers in understanding the causes leading up to the start of the Dust Bowl era, the science behind how a dust storm begins, and its resulting impact on life and land. Brown's bibliography and source notes provide good context for further research. This would pair nicely with Matt Phelan's "The Storm in the Barn", Karen Hesse's "Out of the Dust" and a selection of Woody Guthrie songs about the Dust Bowl era. Link to Woody Guthrie Curriculum resources for all content areas: http://woodyguthrie.org/curriculum/cu...

Other resources:

 Library of Congress: Voices from the Dust Bowl

 

My Must Read List for 2014 #IMWAYR January 6, 2014

It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme began by Sheila at Book Journeys as a way to share what you read and/or reviewed the previous week and what is in store for the upcoming week. It's also a great chance to see what others are reading. I first learned about it at Teach Mentor Texts. 

'Tis the season to wipe the slate and start a new reading list for 2014. So many exciting titles are coming out in 2014 and so many more that I never found time to read in 2013. This is the marvelous thing about a new year-it's a fresh start and opportunities abound.

I decided to plunge into a few reading challenges and promise myself to do a better job of keeping track of all that I read and updating My Reading Life Door monthly to motivate my student readers. 

First off, I accepted Alyson Beecher's challenge at Kid Lit Frenzy to read non-fiction titles this year and blog about my progress in quarterly posts. This is easy to manage since we only need to do quarterly updates on our progress. I like it!

#MustReadin2014 Challenge

Carrie Gelson of There is a Book For That posted an Twitter invitation to join a reading challenge that she and Maria Selke from Maria’s Melange are hosting. I already have a never ending TBR pile so I decided to join in and set up a Goodreads shelf called #MustReadin2014. I really enjoy reading along with others-a perfect example of why I love host and take part in book clubs. They are a fun way to chat with other folks who enjoy talking about kids books. (Button created by Linda Baie from Teacher Dance).

My Goodreads #MustReadin2014 List
These are a few of the books that I will be reading this year for the #MustReadin2014 Challenge.
I am taking advantage of Pic Monkey to help me get today's blog post up so I can get back to bed and nurse a bad cough.

Here's the #virtualbookclub 2014 Reading List! 1st chat 1/20/14!

Be sure to join us for some great book conversations with fellow bookie folks.