Cesar Chavez
By: Terry Barber.
Series: Activist series
Publisher: Grass Roots Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Edmonton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Chavez, Cesar, -- 1927-1993; United Farm Workers -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Mexican Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Labor leaders -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Labor leaders -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Biography; Juvenile literature.
Description: Cesar Chavez quit school after Grade 8 to help support his family. He laboured in the fields as a migrant farm worker. In 1962, Cesar founded and led the first successful farm workers' union in U.S. history. This resource is organized so that it: provides an historical context which enhances the studentb2ss knowledge of the past; uses familiar language, which enables students to use context cues to predict words; uses photographs to illustrate the text, making the words easier to decode; repeats sentence patterns, making the text easier to read; provides discussion questions that encourage critical thinking.
Notes: Includes glossary.

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