Author: Russell Freedman
Illustrator: Not mentioned
Genre: Non-fiction
Subgenre: History
Theme: The Great Depression
Primary Characters: The Children
Date of Publication: 2006
Publishing Company: Clarion Books
Awards: Orbit Pictus
Summary of the book: This book shows photographs of children living during the Great Depression and tells about their lives in great detail. The text touches on the relevant topics of watching their parents struggle to provide for their families, schools shutting down for loss funds, farm foreclosures, the living conditions of migrant workers, the economic disparity children saw at school, and also children working to help their families before child labor laws were in place. The book tells about the financial Depression, how long it lasted and several of the government programs that were begun in order to combat the problems and reduce the chances that history would repeat itself.
How can the book be used with students in the classroom: I would use this book to read to the class for a History lesson on the Great Depression.
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