num_pages: 48
description: Born in 1927 in Yuma, Arizona, César Chavez lived the hard-scrabble life of a migrant worker during the Depression. Although his mother wanted him to get an education, César left school after eighth grade to work. He grew to be a charismatic leader and founded the National Farm Workers Association, an organization that fought for basic rights for farm workers. In powerful poems and dramatic stylized illustrations, Carmen T. Bernier-Grand and David Díaz pay tribute to Chavez’s legacy helping migrant workers improve their lives by doing things by themselves for themselves.
language: English
title: Cesar: Si, Se Puede!
titlecomplete: Cesar: Si, Se Puede!
genres: History, Cultural, Picture Books, Childrens, Biography Memoir, Spanish Literature, Family, Biography, Poetry, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 132
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Pura Belpré Award
category: Narrative and Illustration
publisher: Two Lions