The Joads abandon their dust-bowl family farm in Oklahoma during the Depression and migrate to the Promised Land of California, only to discover that the promises are empty.
Presents the events of the Dust Bowl which occured during the 1930s from three different perspectives, an Oklahoma farmer, a migrant worker in California, and a government journalist.
Two tired farmers and a shed full of grumpy animals have had enough of the rooster waking them at five o'clock each morning, but Farmer Claude has a plan to help the rooster sleep in.
In his apple orchard, a farmer meets a little man named Take and follows his advice, which does not turn out well, and the next day meets a little man named Give, whose advice is just as bad.
"Learn all about how crops are picked and get to the store for us to eat. Color photographs and easy-to-read text tell kids about harvest time in the season of fall"--Provided by publisher.