Cesar Chavez (a True Book: Biographies) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780531212103)

Examine Chavez's early life and learn about what he did in the years following the strike.

In 1965, Cesar Chavez and his United Farm Workers organization launched a strike against grape growers in California. For five years, they fought to win fair wages, better working conditions, and recognition as a union from the growers. Readers (Grades 3-5)will learn about Chavez's methods of resistance, how the movement grew to include people from all walks of life throughout the country, and why Chavez was such as effective leader.

Author: Josh Gregory
ISBN-10: 0531212106
ISBN-13: 9780531212103
Publisher: C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2015
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.10h x 7.10w x 0.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 172440 / Cesar Chavez


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2015 pg. 118