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"Describes the life and work of labor leader and organizer Cesar Chavez"--

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.

"What if you could text with important Hispanic figures from history? Alex, a curious child, gets to do just that! In this 3 book collection, Alex texts with Frida Kahlo, Cesar Chavez, and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Through the texting conversations, Alex learns about strong people who stand up for what they believe in and fight for what is right. It's a biography book collection for kids that uses modern day texting bubbles children understand and...

Meet Cesar Chavez. He was a Mexican-American farmworker and civil rights activist. As a young boy, he had to work hard alongside his parents and siblings picking Crops for other farmers. His family was very poor. Cesar never forgot how hard the work was-or how unfairly pickers were treated. As an adult, he fought to improve the lives of all farmworkers in America. Book jacket.

Presents the life of the Mexican American labor leader who helped achieve justice for migrant farm workers by creating a union and leading its members in a five-year strike.

"From Samuel Adams to the students from Parkland, march through history with the heroic revolutionary protesters who changed America. These heroic protesters were not afraid to stand up for what they believed in. They are among the twenty change-makers in this book who used peaceful protests and brave actions to rewrite American history"--Jacket. Nonfiction picture book briefly introduces twenty protesters, including Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta,...