It takes the average reader and 32 minutes to read The Dust Bowl by Marie Roesser
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Most people have at least seen a snowstorm on television, but imagine a storm of dust instead of snow. These were called "black blizzards" in the Dust Bowl, which was the name for the Great Plains of the United States during the 1930s. Readers will learn what transformed green farmland and lush grassland into a disaster area, forcing thousands to leave, and finally how the land was restored. Stunning photographs reflect the conditions, while Make the Grade fact boxes offer more information about this significant period in American history.
The Dust Bowl by Marie Roesser is 32 pages long, and a total of 8,064 words.
This makes it 11% the length of the average book. It also has 10% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 44 minutes to read The Dust Bowl aloud.
The Dust Bowl is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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