Cesar Chavez

by Lola M. Schaefer

Simple text and photographs depict the life of the Mexican American labor leader who achieved justice for migrant farm workers by creating a union to protect their rights.

Genres: Biography

24 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1998

About the author

Lola M. Schaefer is an educator, writer, and gardener, and the author of many acclaimed books for children about math, art, science, technology, animals, and nature. She uses shovels, hoes, rakes, and scissors when she works in her garden. Lola M. Shaefer grew up in Indiana, and now lives in northern Georgia.

Reviews

[Jayleen Earley]

This book is very simple, short, and straight to the point. It gives facts about his life with little detail in between. The pictures in this story look like completely authentic black and white photographs, they are on every page and correspond to what the text is saying. In the back of the book it gives useful resources like words to know which gives definitions of some words students may not know the meaning of. It also gives "Read More" which lists other biographies by different authors. Another treat the books offers is internet sites that allows students to explore more about Chavez's life, Farm workers rights, and other online biographies.