Esperanza Rising

Book Features:
• 48 pages, about 7 inches x 9 inches
• Ages 10-15, Grades 5-9 leveled readers
• Easy-to-read pages with vibrant photos
• Features before, during, and after reading activities
• Discussion questions, writing prompts, and projects included

Esperanza Rising: This nonfiction companion to Esperanza Rising discusses the lives of Mexican farm workers in California during the Great Depression, including workers’ strikes, immigration and deportation, and class differences.

A Closer Look: Find out more about workers’ strikes, immigration and deportation, and class differences, as well as background about elements of daily life––weekend fiestas, popular foods, dust storms, and Valley Fever!

Nonfiction Companion: More than just an engaging story full of interesting facts, this fiction book also features reading activities, writing prompts, discussion questions, and writing projects for added reading engagement.

Leveled Books: Vibrant photos and leveled text work together to engage children and promote reading comprehension skills. This book engages 5th-9th grade readers with real-life facts surrounding the original book they know and love!

Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.

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Esperanza Rising

Book Features:
• 48 pages, about 7 inches x 9 inches
• Ages 10-15, Grades 5-9 leveled readers
• Easy-to-read pages with vibrant photos
• Features before, during, and after reading activities
• Discussion questions, writing prompts, and projects included

Esperanza Rising: This nonfiction companion to Esperanza Rising discusses the lives of Mexican farm workers in California during the Great Depression, including workers’ strikes, immigration and deportation, and class differences.

A Closer Look: Find out more about workers’ strikes, immigration and deportation, and class differences, as well as background about elements of daily life––weekend fiestas, popular foods, dust storms, and Valley Fever!

Nonfiction Companion: More than just an engaging story full of interesting facts, this fiction book also features reading activities, writing prompts, discussion questions, and writing projects for added reading engagement.

Leveled Books: Vibrant photos and leveled text work together to engage children and promote reading comprehension skills. This book engages 5th-9th grade readers with real-life facts surrounding the original book they know and love!

Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.

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Esperanza Rising

Esperanza Rising

by Lisa Kurkov
Esperanza Rising

Esperanza Rising

by Lisa Kurkov

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Overview

Book Features:
• 48 pages, about 7 inches x 9 inches
• Ages 10-15, Grades 5-9 leveled readers
• Easy-to-read pages with vibrant photos
• Features before, during, and after reading activities
• Discussion questions, writing prompts, and projects included

Esperanza Rising: This nonfiction companion to Esperanza Rising discusses the lives of Mexican farm workers in California during the Great Depression, including workers’ strikes, immigration and deportation, and class differences.

A Closer Look: Find out more about workers’ strikes, immigration and deportation, and class differences, as well as background about elements of daily life––weekend fiestas, popular foods, dust storms, and Valley Fever!

Nonfiction Companion: More than just an engaging story full of interesting facts, this fiction book also features reading activities, writing prompts, discussion questions, and writing projects for added reading engagement.

Leveled Books: Vibrant photos and leveled text work together to engage children and promote reading comprehension skills. This book engages 5th-9th grade readers with real-life facts surrounding the original book they know and love!

Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781731644053
Publisher: Rourke Educational Media
Publication date: 01/04/2021
Series: Nonfiction Companions
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 48
File size: 12 MB
Note: This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range: 10 - 15 Years

Table of Contents

About Esperanza Rising and Pam Munoz Ryan 4

The Mexican Revolution 8

The Phoenix 12

Queen of the May 14

Quinceañeras 16

The Zapotec 18

Food 20

Oklahoma Farmworkers 24

Strike! 28

Valley Fever 32

Dust Storms 36

Mexican Jamaicas and Fiestas 40

Discussion Questions 44

Writing Prompts and Projects 45

Glossary 46

Bibliography and Index 47

About the Author 48

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