Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Amelia's Road Amelia's Road Linda Jacobs Altman Tired of moving around so much, Amelia, the daughter of migrant farm workers, dreams of a stable home. OL14865630W
Radio Man Radio Man Arthur Dorros As he travels with his family of migrant farmworkers, Diego relies on his radio to provide him with companionship and help connect him to all the different places in which he lives. OL19395W
Primer Dia En Las Uvas (Spanish Edition) Primer Dia En Las Uvas (Spanish Edition) L. King Pérez When Chico starts the third grade after his migrant worker family moves to begin harvesting California grapes, he finds that self confidence and math skills help him cope with the first day of school. OL19645033W
Pablo and Pimienta Pablo and Pimienta Ruth M. Covault Ten-year-old Pablo falls out of his father's old truck on the way to pick melons in Arizona, but with the help of a coyote pup, he makes it across the border. OL2748346W
Cesar Chavez Cesar Chavez Consuelo Rodriguez Biography of the Mexican-American labor activist who organized and led the braceros, or migrant farm workers, in their struggle for better working conditions. OL4473998W
Harvesting Hope Harvesting Hope Kathleen Krull A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable… OL97664W