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2) Boy oh boy
Author
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Meet 30 positive male role models from throughout history. From activists like Mahatma Gandhi and Frederick Douglass to creative innovators like Prince and David Hockney, these men have fought conventional stereotypes to prove that modern-day masculinity can be defined freely. This book offers 30 stories of people whose lives demonstrate that there are endless possibilities--that boys and men can do and be so much more than what we think of when...
4) Cesar Chavez
Author
Series
Publisher
Grass Roots Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cesar Chavez is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or adult basic education students. Cesar Chavez quit school after Grade 8 to help support his family. He laboured in the fields as a migrant farm worker. In 1962, Cesar...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.
8) Cesar Chavez
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"An amazing biography over Cesar Chavez." --
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Pawel draws on thousands of documents and interviews to examine the myths and achievements marking the life of the iconic Latino labor leader and civil rights activist, portraying him as a flawed but brilliant strategist who was often at odds with himself." --
12) César Chávez
Author
Series
Publisher
Weekly Reader Early Learning
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"On September 16, 1965, Filipino and Mexican American migrant workers joined together to strike against the grape growers in Delano, California. The farmers left the fields to demand better wages and benefits. Led by Larry Itliong, Cesar Chavez, and Dolores Huerta, the two groups created a union called the United Farm Workers of America. For five years, UFW brought attention to their cause through boycotts, a 300-mile march, and other nonviolent efforts...
16) Save the day!
Author
Series
Tiny geniuses ; 4
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Jake is back on the baseball team and he's finally excited about a school project. But local bully Aiden has set his sights on making Jake's school life miserable. Fortunately, help is on the way! Mini-toy versions of activist Cesar Chavez and monarch Queen Elizabeth I have magically arrived. With their expertise, Jake hopes he can solve his Aiden problem--and keep up his grades!"--Back cover.
17) Cesar Chavez
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A brief introduction to the life of Cesar Chavez, the Mexican American activist who founded the first successful farm workers' union in the United States"--Provided by publisher.
20) Cesar Chavez
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Profiles the Latino, Cesar Chavez, who worked to win fairer treatment of the migrant farm workers in California in the 1960s and helped establish the United Farm Workers union.