Cesar Chavez: Labor Rights Activist
- ISBN-10
- 1502649551
- ISBN-13
- 9781502649553
- Series
- Cesar Chavez
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-12-15
- Publisher
- Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
- Author
- Joanne Mattern
Description
Growing up in a poor, migrant family, Cesar Chavez knew how hard life could be. As a boy, he went to thirty different schools before finally having to drop out in eighth grade to help support his family. Chavez devoted his life to creating unions and demanding better working conditions for all farmworkers. This gripping biography traces Chavez's life, highlighting the triumphs and difficulties that he encountered. Sidebars and a timeline provide extra information that shows Chavez's importance to workers' movements in the United States and beyond.
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