Cesar Chavez: Latino American Civil Rights Activist

History Maker Biographies / Personas que han Hecho Historia

by Grace Hansen

This title introducing Cesar Chavez will make readers want to go out and make a change. The title starts off with Cesar's humble beginnings in Arizona with this poor family and takes you with him on his path to being one of the greatest advocates for Latino and farmworker rights. Complete with a timeline and wonderful historical photographs.

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography

24 pages, Hardcover

Published December 15, 2015

Reviews

[Martha Rascon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genre: Biography

Awards:

Audience: Grades: 3-5

Summary: This book is about Cesar Chavez who was/is a very prominent leader in the LatinX population. He helped the Farmers of America get the rights they deserved, protection in job security and income, and fought for their harsh work conditions.

1. This book is a complete biography of Cesar Chavez. The book began with highlighting his birth, then certain events that happened in his childhood, and then ending with his highs he had before his death.

2. This is an authentic biography. Everything that was stated in the book are facts of what actually happened in his life and none was fictionalized.

[AMY · Rating 5 out of 5]

24 pages. Well-written biography of a famous leader who brought the rights of migrant farm workers to the attention of the USA. The pictures fill the pages, resembles a scrapbook. It is divided into logical sections and contains lots of basic facts. There is also a timeline, glossary, index, table of contents and additional information. It is a good book to use with students in grades 2-3. Highly recommended.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

An elementary and up biography of Cesar Chavez a latino american who fought for and organzied farm workers.

[Tammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Young readers can follow Cesar Chavez’s life journey, from young farmer to farm worker activist, in Cesar Chavez: Latino American Civil Rights Activist. This title is part of the Abdo Kids: History Maker Biographies twelve book series. Book features include a paragraph of large print text and photo illustrations on every two-page spread. A timeline, glossary and index are also included. Abdo Kids books offer codes children can use on abdokids.com to access crafts, games, videos, and more. This title and series would make a nice addition to a school and public library. Recommended for ages 5-7.