Jake and Maggy lived on a farm where they loved to sing and
dance to the music from Mama''s radio. Then terrible dust storms
came and ruined the land. The family had no choice but to auction
off the farm and make the long, hard journey west to
California-away from the dust storms, where the land is still
green. Along the way, Papa tries to find work, and Jake and Maggy
try to help too. But what if Papa can''t find a job? What if
California isn''t better after all? Ann Turner''s dramatic story
about the dust bowl, set during the Great Depression and
beautifully captured in Robert Barrett''s paintings, shows how one
family stays together during difficult times.
關於作者:
Ann Turner is the author of many acclaimed novels, picture
books, and poetry collections, among them the novel A Hunter Comes
Home, an ALA Notable Children''s Book; Rosemary''s Witch, a School
Library Journal Best Book; and her two poetry books, A Lion''s
Hunger and Learning to Swim, both ALA Best Books for Young Adults.
Ann Turner''s historical picture books include Abe Lincoln
Remembers, an NCSSCBC Notable Children''s Trade Book in the Field
of Social Studies; When Mr. Jefferson Came to Philadelphia; Drummer
Boy; and Nettie''s Trip South. Among her other picture books are
Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies, a Reading Rainbow
selection, and Dakota Dugout, an ALA Notable Children''s Book. Ms.
Turner lives in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, with her husband and
two children.