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Explanation:

Analyze the summary and identify the main focus

The summary describes Theo Rodrigo's book Dust onto Dust, which is a historical narrative about the 1930s Dust Bowl. It focuses on the causes (poor farming techniques and lack of rain) and the experiences of farmers who lived through it, including how they changed their techniques.

Evaluate each sentence for relevance to a summary

A summary should focus on the main arguments, themes, and historical narrative of the book.

• Sentence 1 introduces the book and its main topic (the 1930s Dust Bowl).
• Sentence 2 explains the causes of the disaster described in the book.
• Sentence 3 describes the personal accounts of the farmers and their adaptation.
• Sentence 4 ("Rodrigo also includes many pictures and maps to help readers understand his ideas.") describes the physical features/formatting of the book rather than its narrative content or main ideas.

Determine the sentence to be removed

The sentence about pictures and maps is a minor supporting detail about the book's format, not its core historical narrative, making it the most appropriate sentence to remove from a concise summary.

Answer:

• (A) Theo Rodrigo's book Dust onto Dust is a historical narrative about the 1930s Dust Bowl.
• (B) The author describes how a combination of poor farming techniques and a lack of rain created a disaster for farmers in the Great Plains region of the United States.
• (C) Farmers who lived during that period share their hardships and how they changed their farming techniques in response to this environmental disaster.
• (D) Rodrigo also includes many pictures and maps to help readers understand his ideas. (Correct answer)