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Author
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Grapes of Wrath is a landmark of American literature. A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless, of one man's fierce reaction to injustice, and of one woman's stoical strength, the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes into the very nature of equality and justice in America. Although it follows the movement of thousands of men and women and the transformation of an entire nation, The Grapes of Wrath...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs introduce young readers to various careers available on a farm such as a laborer, veterinarian, or mechanic among others. Colorful sidebars encourage young children to think, create, guess, and ask questions about working on a farm.
Publisher
CLACSO
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (265 pages).
Language
Español
Description
Readers know the great history of Brazilian agriculture, widely disseminated, including by the media. The content of this compilation is, however, about a little-known story. A story / reverse of that. A true story carved by people who produce the gigantic wealth of commodities exported to various countries around the world. Our greatest intention is that the history/reverse can be read and reflected on by people who want a more just society, in which...
Author
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
9) The fruits of their labor: Atlantic coast farmworkers and the making of migrant poverty, 1870-1945
Author
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
xiii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
Español
Description
Presents a brief biography of César Chávez and chronicles his life as a farm worker and activist. Examines how he acquired better working conditions for migrant workers and includes photographs, illustrations, and a glossary.
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
450L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
English
Description
Young readers will learn the ways that César Chávez fought to protect the rights and lives of migrant workers in this inspiring biography that gives history behind protests and developments of unions that Chávez led. The vivid images and an interesting timeline of Chávez's life work in conjunction with supportive text and glossary, table of contents, and index to engage readers from cover to cover.
15) A migrant family
Author
Pub. Date
1992
Lexile measure
980L
Physical Desc
40 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
18) Mexican workers and American dreams: immigration, repatriation, and California farm labor, 1900-1939
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1994
Lexile measure
1660L
Physical Desc
xi, 197 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
19) Viva la causa
Publisher
Teaching Tolerance
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (39 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide (56 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm)
Language
English
Description
Using historical footage and dramatic reenactments, this film focuses on one of the seminal events in the march for human rights -- the grape strike and boycott led by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta in the 1960s. Thousands of people from across the nation joined in a struggle for justice for the some of the most exploited people in the United States.
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