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Children's Press

Just the Series: Cornerstones Of Freedom, Third Series

Series and Publisher: Cornerstones Of Freedom, Third Series

Annotation: Examines the Great Depression of 1929-1941, its causes, its devastating effects, and its long-term consequences.

Genre: [United States history]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #5254994

Format: Paperback

Common Core/STEAM: Common Core

Publisher: Children's Press

Edition Date: 2013 Release Date: 09/07/12

Pages: 64 pages

ISBN: 0-531-28156-6

ISBN 13: 978-0-531-28156-7

Dewey: 973.916

LCCN: 2012004792

Dimensions: 23 cm.

Subject Heading:
Depressions. 1929. United States. Juvenile literature.
New Deal, 1933-1939. Juvenile literature.
Depressions. 1929.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
United States. History. 1933-1945. Juvenile literature.
United States. History. 1919-1933. Juvenile literature.
United States. History. 1933-1945.
United States. History. 1919-1933.

Language: English

Reviews:

ALA Booklist (Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 CST 2013)

The third Cornerstones of Freedom series has as its tagline, "Bringing history to life." That may be pushing it, but these slim volumes do provide middle-grade readers with a solid basis for understanding the various ways in which the U.S. government functions. In The Great Depression, readers will get a real feel for what it was like to live through that anxious period. The series format is bright and attractive, with a very readable typeface and plenty of photos and period illustrations that are selected for variety, inclusiveness, and drama. Each book concludes with an explanation of primary and secondary sources and further details terms used in the text.

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 61) and index.

Word Count: 6,050

Reading Level: 6.3

Interest Level: 4-7

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 6.3 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 153647 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:5.7 / points:5.0 / quiz:Q59304

Lexile: 880L

Learn the causes, immediate effects, and lasting impact of the Great Depression.

Even before the first glorious ring of the Liberty Bell, America was a land of freedom and promise. The Cornerstones of Freedom series explores what inspires people from all over the world to start life anew here, endure the economic and social upheavals, and defend the land and rights that are unique to the United States of America. In the summer of 1929, the United States entered a recession, as it had many times before. However, this would be no ordinary economic downturn. Over the next several years, the economies of many other countries began to suffer as well. Soon, much of the world had plunged into the Great Depression, an economic disaster unlike any other.

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