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1) Cesar Chavez
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
©2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Presents a biography of twentieth-century social activist Cesar Chavez who became the leaders of the United Farm Workers and fought for the rights of Mexican laborers in the mid-1900s.
6) Cesar Chavez
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Biography of the Mexican-American labor activist who organized and led the braceros, or migrant farm workers, in their struggle for better working conditions.
Author
Publisher
Rayo
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Something special happened when Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez met. Together, they fought for the rights of countless farmworkers. Side by side, inspiring hope, they changed history.
Algo especial sucedió cuando Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez se conocieron. Ellos lucharon juntos por los derechos de los campesinos. Lado a lado cultivaron esperanza, cambiando el curso de la historia.
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
©2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
This is an introduction to the life of Cesar Chavez, whose union for migrant workers got California to pass a new work law giving migrant farm workers the same rights as other workers.
12) Dolores
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Dolores Huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in American history. An equal partner in co-founding the first farm workers unions with Cesar Chavez, her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. Dolores tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
©2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of Cesar Chavez, focusing primarily on his work organizing the National Farm Workers Association and working for improved working and living conditions for all Mexican Americans.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents an account of the life of the Mexican American labor activist who helped organize the migrant farm workers and establish a union to fight for their rights.
15) Cesar Chavez
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
©2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Farmworkers, labor organizers, and social justice advocates cherich the legacy of activist Cesar Chavez. It is a legacy founded on the firm grasp of farmworkers' basic rights, as well as a far-reaching plan to secure those rights. A former field hand who endured the hardships of the Great Depression in his native Arizona and in California, Cesar established the most seccessfull labor union for farmworkers. Guided by his spiritual insight and his...
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to helping American farmworkers. As a child growing up in California during the Great Depression, he picked produce with his family. Cesar saw firsthand how unfairly workers were treated. As an adult, he organized farmworkers into unions and argued for better pay and fair working conditions. He was jailed for his efforts, but he never stopped urging people to stand up for their rights"--Amazon.com.
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