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Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Bilingual ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
A brief biography of Cesar Chavez, discussing his early life on his family's farm and the reasons why he was inspired to organize a union to ensure the fair treatment of migrant farm workers. Presented in Spanish and English.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, inc
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Krull has written a very personal and appealing biography of César Chávez, founder of the National Farm Workers' Association. The captivating illustrations of Yuyi Morales show Chávez within his communities of family, field and protest. His story, from boyhood to labor leader, emphasizes that intelligence, sensitivity and a commitment to social justice on the part of one individual can indeed help change the world. As Chávez says at one point...
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
La Frontera My Journey with Papa is the autobiography of author Alfredo Alva. This EnglishSpanish bilingual picture book shares the harrowing journey he took with his father from Guanajuato, Mexico, a place generations of family had lived for over 100 years, to the United States in 1980. After facing many hardships, including very little sleep or food, and the fear of entering the United States illegally, he successfully crossed the Rio Grande River...
4) Dreamers
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The acclaimed creator of Niño Wrestles the World and Viva Frida has crafted another masterpiece in this autobiographical picture book. From her son's birth to their move to the United States from Mexico in the mid-1990s to their often fraught- and barrier-filled life, the tale highlights the many obstacles immigrants face while trying to survive in a new country that doesn't readily welcome non—English-speaking people of color. The pair encounters...
5) Soñadores
Author
Publisher
Neal Porter Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First Edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"En 1994, Yuyi Morales dejó su hogar en Xalapa, México, para emigrar a Estados Unidos con su hijo pequeño. Aunque dejó atrás casi todas sus pertenencias, no llegó con las manos vacías. Trajo consigo su fortaleza, su trabajo, su pasión, sus esperanzas y sueños... y sus historias. El nuevo y magnífico libro de Yuyi Morales, Soñadores, se centra en la búsqueda por encontrar un hogar en un nuevo lugar. El trayecto de Yuyi y su hijo Kelly no...
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