Displaying 1 of 1 2009 Format: Book Author: Barber, Terry, 1950- Title: Cesar Chavez / Terry Barber. Publisher, Date: [Edmonton] : Grass Roots Press, 2009. ©2006 Description: 48 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 22 cm. illustration map portrait Series: Activist series Barber, Terry 1950- Activist series. Subjects: Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993. Labor leaders -- United States -- Biography. Agricultural laborers -- United States. Readers for new literates. High interest-low vocabulary books. Other Author: Campbell, Pat, 1958- Notes: "Editor: Dr. Pat Campbell"--T.p. verso. ISBN: 1894593510 9781894593519 Other Number: 70507036 System Availability: 1 # System items in: 1 # Local items: 1 # Local items in: 1 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Large Cover Image Summary Cesar Chavez is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or adult basic education students. 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. Librarian's View Syndetics Unbound Displaying 1 of 1
