Rudy Rides the Rails: A Depression Era Story
by Dandi Daley Mackall and Chris Ellison
In 1932, Akron, Ohio was no better off than other parts of the country. Since Black... read more
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2007
Word Count 2,131
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 750L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 115855, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Railroad trains
- Railroad trains--Juvenile fiction
- Depressions
- Depressions--1929--Juvenile fiction
- Depressions--1929--Fiction
- Railroad trains--Fiction
- Tramps--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Railroads & Trains
- Tramps
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- 1929
- Tramps--Juvenile fiction
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