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Guzmán, Lila , Guzmán, Rick

César Chávez: Fighting for Fairness

32 pp. | Enslow/Elementary | October, 2006 | Library ISBN 0-7660-2370-2 $22.60

(3) 4-6 Famous Latinos series. The authors present basic information that young people should know about the great Mexican American activist who fought for the rights of migrant farmworkers. The text and photo captions are full of kid-pleasing details (e.g., Chávez named his dogs Boycott and Huelga--Spanish for strike). The abundant photos reinforce Chávez's humanity--and the inhumanity of the migrants' working conditions. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram