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Cesar Chavez : crusader for social change / by Brenda Haugen.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Signature livesPublication details: Minneapolis, Minn. : Compass Point Books, c2008.Description: 112 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780756533212 (lib. bdg.)
  • 075653321X (lib. bdg.)
Other title:
  • Cesár Chavez
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD6509.C48 H38 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
Finding his purpose in life -- Early life lessons -- Migrant workers -- Fighting for social justice -- Building a union -- On strike -- Long road -- Working for change -- Protesting against dangerous pesticides -- Leader to th every end -- Life and times -- Life at a glance -- Additional resources -- Glossary -- Source notes -- Select bibliography -- Index -- Image credits.
Summary: 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.
List(s) this item appears in: Américas Award for Children's and YA Literature
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Juvenile Collection Juvenile Collection Albright College Library Juvenile Fiction and Non-Fiction Children's collection J 331.88 H371c 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 31856002280970
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. 108) and index.

Finding his purpose in life -- Early life lessons -- Migrant workers -- Fighting for social justice -- Building a union -- On strike -- Long road -- Working for change -- Protesting against dangerous pesticides -- Leader to th every end -- Life and times -- Life at a glance -- Additional resources -- Glossary -- Source notes -- Select bibliography -- Index -- Image credits.

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.

Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, 2009 commended title.

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