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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.
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." --
5) Cesar Chavez
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the union activist who led the struggle of migrant farm workers for better working conditions.
6) Cesar Chavez
Series
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Cesar Chavez overcame huge obstacles, including extreme poverty and the prejudice that he experienced as a Hispanic American and a migrant farmer, to achieve his goal of helping to organize the first successful union for America's farm workers. As a union activist, he promoted the use of nonviolent strikes, boycotts and protests to help farm workers obtain better pay and working conditions, and forever changed the relationship between farm owners...
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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.
11) Cesar Chavez
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The story of the famed civil rights leader and labor organizer torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to people. He inspired millions of Americans who never worked on a farm to fight for social justice. His triumphant journey is a remarkable testament to the power of one individual's...
16) Cesar Chavez
Author
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[i.e. 2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Publisher
Juno Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In the 1960s and '70s, Cesar Chavez and farmworker activists allied with musicians and artists to help build a movement called "La Causa". A Song for Cesar tells the story of that alliance using first-person accounts of artists, musicians, members of Chavez's family, and other key figures of the movement. Inspired by the spirit of the thousands of farmworkers who struggled for justice alongside labor leaders Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and Larry...
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.
20) Cesar Chavez
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English