When you learn about the New Deal in school, you get maybe a paragraph about the Civilian Conservation Corps. I never had much curiosity about it, though. It seemed like a pretty straightforward subject. Pearson gives the reader the full context for the CCC: FDR's history with the outdoors and the power of manual labor; a basic introduction to the cause and impact of the Great Depression; the effects of long term poverty on physical health and on society at large; and the goals and impact of the CCC itself. The text is very accessible, the vocabulary reasonable for a middle grade audience.
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