César Chávez: Protecting Farm Workers

by Stephanie Macceca

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433315909
Publisher:	Teacher Created
Publication date:	09/01/2010
Series:	Social Studies: Informational Text
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	450L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Stephanie Macceca, M.A.Ed., earned her B.A. in English and American Literature from the University of California, San Diego, and earned her M.A. in Education from Claremont University. She taught high school English, Spanish, and Media Studies at Claremont High School and currently teaches English at Valhalla High School where she serves as the English Department Chair. Stephanie has also been honored with several scholarly awards, including the Peter Lincoln Spencer Fellowship, the Paul Douglas Fellowship, and the Renaissance Teacher of the Year.

Table of Contents

Childhood 4

Farm Work 14

Making Things Better 18

Time Line 28

Glossary 30

Index 31

Americans Today 32