Cesar Chavez: Champion for Civil Rights (Rookie Biographies) (Library Edition) |
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| Author:
| Roome, Anne Ross |
| Series title: | Rookie Biographies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-531-22546-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2016 |
| Publisher: | Scholastic Library Publishing
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| Imprint: | Children's Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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Meet Cesar Chavez a Mexican-American farmworker and civil rights activist.Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. Cesar spent many years picking crops. He worked with his family and a lot of other farmworkers. Cesar...
More DescriptionMeet Cesar Chavez a Mexican-American farmworker and civil rights activist.Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. Cesar spent many years picking crops. He worked with his family and a lot of other farmworkers. 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.