What Was the Great Depression?

My third graders love this series of books. Several of them even keep lists so they can check them off as they read them. They’re highly engaging for kiddos who are fans of nonfiction. The pictures give extra info to go along with the text. Timelines in the back of the book make it easy for readers to keep track of events in the books. Perfect for avid and reluctant readers alike!

Very few people these days know anything at all about the Great Depression. I don't know why these books are aimed for little Children - us adults can learn so much from this and other books in the series. I am 74 years old and my father told me that he suffered during this time. He had graduated in Electrical Engineering from University College London in 1933, and then found it impossible to get any practical training. He got to Germany and had his Graduate Training with Siemens Schuckertwerke and Siemens & Halske in Berlin of all places. He had even shaken the hand of Adolf Hitler when Hitler had visited Siemens to talk to the top-brass there as to how a large area like the Ruhr (industrial heart of Germany) could be blacked out with the push of a button, and a similar area in the forests could be lit in the minutest detail when British Bombers came to bomb the Ruhr. My father, fresh out of University and others like him were given small parts of a project to superimpose 500 Hz waveform on a 50 Hz waveform, which was the solution to the problem Hitler wanted solved as determined by the Siemens big shots. Later on, towards the end of the war, my father who was back in his motherland of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) discovered thar the Brits were fooled for many months. When they bombed Ruhr at night and they conducted reconnaissance by day, they were puzzled as to how the Ruhr was stll intact. Thank you Janet Pascal.

My 8 year old loves these books! They are full of great information and easy to read and follow along. I enjoy reading them together and discussing the history in them!

Not only did my grandson enjoy this book, but I did too! We read it together & I had forgotten so much that I had learned in school. I’m glad that my grandson was interested & asked questions.

These books are great. My 10-year-old used this one for a book report on the Great Depression and received an A! It was easy to read but not too childish. It kept his interest while offering facts and details of the event. I have a friend who home schools her children and swears by these books. I can see why. Well-formatted, creative, and knowledgeable. I will be buying more.

I am a grown man but I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book about the Great Depression. The 1930's were definitely a turbulent time for most Americans, but President Franklin D. Roosevelt did what was in his power to improve America economically and socially.

I loved this book it was fact filled and way worth the money for somone who wanted to know more about the Great Depression.

This book is part of a series (Who is and What is...) aimed at young people in order to place historical events and people in perspective. This book is packed with facts and time lines. The vocabulary is fairly simple, but adults who just want an overview of certain events will also find this a helpful read. Lots of great pictures, as well as illustrations.

The kids love it!

Buen libro. Muy ilustrativo y facil de leer

Muito bom

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J'ai acheté ce livre pour ma bibliothèque de classe, en anglais donc. La période est très bien décrite, de façon très abordable pour des jeunes élèves avec quand même un niveau correct d'anglais. Des illustrations et même des photos viennent illustrer le propos.