1. Title:
Out of the Dust
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author:
Karen Hesse
Publisher:
Scholastic, Inc.
Year:
1999
Number
of Pages: 227
Summary:
This is the story of a girl growing up in Oklahoma during the Great Depression.
Her mother dies after a freak accident, and she is left alone with her father.
She faces many difficulties including the dust bowls.
Anticipated
Use: I will use this book in a literacy circle. I will use this book with my
grade level readers.
2. Title:
Bud, Not Buddy
Genre:
Historical Fiction
Author:
Christopher Paul Curtis
Publisher:
Random House Children’s Books
Year:
2004
Number
of Pages: 272
Summary:
This is the story of an African American boy growing up during the Great
Depression. He is motherless and her sets out to find his long lost father. He
starts out in Flint, Michigan and ends up in Grand Rapids.
Anticipated
Use: I will use this book in a literacy circle. I will use this with my low
grade level readers.
3. Title:
Nothing to Fear
Genre:
Historical Fiction
Author:
Jackie French Koller
-Publisher:
Hancourt
Year:
1993
Number
of Pages: 288
Summary:
This is the story of a boy growing up in New York City during the Great
Depression. When his father leaves to find work, Danny must work to help his
family make ends meet.
Anticipated
Use: I will use this book in a literacy circle. I will use this book with my
above grade level readers.
4. Title:
Leah’s Pony
Genre:
Historical Fiction
Author:
Elizabeth Friedrich
Illustrator:
Michael Garland
Publisher:
Boyd Mills Press
Year:
1999
Number
of Pages: 32
Summary:
This is the story of a girl who sells her pony in order to buy her father’s
tractor back when debt causes the family to lose everything needed to fun the
family farm. Their stuff is auctioned off and neighbors buy it back for them.
Leah gets her pony back in the end.
Anticipated
Use: Read aloud to introduce students to penny auctions and the affect the
Great Depression had on farmers and their families. The pictures will also
teach the students about the time period.
5. Title: Eleanor
Genre:
Biography-full
Author/Illustrator:
Barbara Cooney
Publisher:
Penguin Young Readers
Year:
1999
Number
of Pages: 32
Summary:
This books tells Eleanor’s life story. It shows how Eleanor went from an
unloved child to a respectable role model.
Anticipated
Use: I will read this book aloud in order to introduce students to Eleanor
Roosevelt. This can be a starting point for students looking for information
about Eleanor.
6. Title:
Children of the Depression
Genre:
Informational
Author:
Russell Freedman
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Company
Year:
2006
Number
of Pages: 112
Summary:
This book uses pictures taken by people sent out by Roosevelt to show how the
Great Depression affected children and their families. Topics mentioned in this
book include boxcar kids, school during the Great Depression, living
conditions, kids working, and many other subjects.
Anticipated
Use: I will use the pictures in this book to show students the Great Depression
was real and it affected real people. Students can also use this book to start
on their individual research papers. I will also use this book myself as a
resource to teach lessons.
7. Title: "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
Format: WebQuest
URL: http://www.todaysteacher.com/TheGreatDepressionWebQuest/Introduction.htm#introduction
Author/Publisher:
Unknown-Made by teacher
Date:
November 2007
Summary:
This is a WebQuest made for students in upper elementary grades. The students
have tasks they must complete online. This site provides resources for the
students to use.
Anticipated
Use: I will use this WebQuest with my students to integrate technology into my
class. Students will use math, reading, and writing on this site.
8. Title:
Dust to Eat
Genre:
Informational
Author:
Michael L. Cooper
Publisher:
Clarion Books
Year:
2004
Number
of Pages: 82
Summary: This book provides information on the Great
Depression and the Dust Bowl. The book contains a map of the Dust Bowl.
Anticipated
Use: This book will be used as a resource for both the students and I. Students
will use the book to aide in their research papers.
9. Title: The
Babe and I
Genre:
Historical Fiction
Author:
David A. Adler
Illustrator:
Terry Widener
Publisher:
Hancourt Children’s Books
Year:
2004
Number
of Pages: 32
Summary:
This is the story of a little boy living in New York during the Great
Depression. He meets Babe Ruth while he is selling newspapers to help his
family.
Anticipated
Use: I will read this book aloud to my students to show how even little kids
had to work during the Great Depression.
10. Title:
Lizzie’s Storm
Genre:
historical fiction
Author:
Sally Fitz-Gibbon
Publisher:
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Year:
2003
Number
of Pages: 64
Summary:
This is the story of a girl from London who moves to a prairie farm in the
middle of the Dust Bowl after she is orphaned. She struggles to fit in. She
finally feels like she fits in when she saves her aunt’s life during a dust
storm.
Anticipated
Use: I will use this book in a read aloud to show my students what it was like
to live in the Dust Bowl. The illustrations will show the students how people
dressed during the Great Depression.
In
Addition to the books listed in the text book I will have the following books
available for students to read and look at during their personal reading time.
They are all historical fiction books related to the Great Depression.
l What You Know First by Patricia McLachlan
l The Gardener by
Sarah Stewart
l Dust for Dinner by Ann Turner
l Potato: A Tale From The Great Depression by Kate Lied
l The Dust Bowl
by David Booth
l The Doll House Magic by Yona McDonough
l Rose’s Journal: The Story of a Girl in the Great Depression by Marissa Moss
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