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--and the Earth did not devour him
For use in schools and libraries only. Examines in English and Spanish the lives of migrant workers moving from south Texas up through the Plains, and the experiences of all …
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Tomas and the Library Lady
A Common Core Exemplar Text by an award-winning author-illustrator team Tomás is a son of migrant workers. Every summer he and his family follow the crops north from Texas to …
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Calling the Doves
The author recalls his childhood in the mountains and valleys of California with his farmworker parents who inspired him with poetry and song.
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Niño de Cabeza
The author recalls the year his parents settled down in the city so that he could go to school.
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The Circuit
A collection of stories about the life of a migrant family.
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La Mariposa
Because he can only speak Spanish, Francisco, son of a migrant worker, has trouble when he begins first grade, but his fascination with the caterpillar in the classroom helps him …
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Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold)
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt …
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Elegy on the Death of César Chávez
The heroic life of labor and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez greatly influenced the political and creative thinking of famed Chicano novelist Rudolfo Anaya. After Chavez' death in 1992, Anaya …
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César Chávez
A simple biography of the man who worked to win fairer treatment of the migrant farm workers in California in the 1960s and to establish the United Farm Workers union.
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Under the Feet of Jesus
A moving and powerful novel about the lives of the men, women, and children who endure a second-class existence and labor under dangerous conditions as migrant workers in California’s fields. …
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Radio Man : a Story in English and Spanish
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 …
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Macho!
From Victor Villase-or, author of the critically acclaimed bestsellerRain of Gold, comes the stunning story of a young man's coming of age—a novel that captures the cadences and color, passion …
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