Book
Children of the Great Depression
- Published
- 2005
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Pages
- 118
- Words
- 13152
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 7.5
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 1170L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 10–13
Using memoirs, diaries, letters, firsthand accounts, and archival photographs, Russell Freedman shows how American children experienced the Great Depression—from hunger, lost homes, closed schools, and child labor to boxcar travel, radio programs, games, and persistent hopes for a better future.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780618446308
- ISBN-10
- 0618446303
Tags
ALSC NotablesFamily Life-Job LossHistory-Depression Era AmericaNonfictionPeople-ChildrenSocial Issues-PovertyUnited States of America