Cesar Chavez: A Hero for Everyone

By Gary Soto

Book Overview

?Viva la causa! ?Viva C?sar Ch?vez! Up and down the San Joaquin Valley of California, and across the country, people chanted these words. Cesar Chavez, a migrant worker himself, was helping Mexican Americans work together for better wages, for better working conditions, for better lives. No one thought they could win against the rich and powerful growers. But Cesar was out to prove them wrong -- and that he did.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689859228
• ISBN13: 9780689859229
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

If you're interested in learning about Cesar Chavez, read this book

Cesar Chavez and his family moved up and down California to work on farms. It was a hard life. Kids made fun of Cesar Chavez because he could only speak Spanish and wore raggedy clothes. Because of what he saw as a kid, he wanted to help the farm workers. He wanted to make it so others did not have so suffer the way he and has family had. I liked this book because it showed how one person can make a big difference. The one thing I did not like about this book is that it had some words that were hard to pronounce. I would recommend this book to kids that are 10-14 years old. Although I had a hard time with some of the words, I think it is important for people to learn about Cesar Chavez.