Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez - Hardcover

Krull, Kathleen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152014373 ISBN 13: 9780152014377

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2003

Synopsis

Cesar Chavez is known as one of America's greatest civil rights leaders. When he led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited a cause and improved the lives of thousands of migrant farmworkers. But Cesar wasn't always a leader. As a boy, he was shy and teased at school. His family slaved in the fields for barely enough money to survive.

Cesar knew things had to change, and he thought that--maybe--he could help change them. So he took charge. He spoke up. And an entire country listened.

An author's note provides historical context for the story of Cesar Chavez's life.

About this title

Review:

"One person can make a difference is a message that resonates throughout Krull's stirring biography..."
-- (11/21/2003)

About the Author:

Kathleen Krull is well known for her innovative, award-winning nonfiction for young people, including Lives of the Explorers, Lives of the Musicians, and all other books in this popular series illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. She is also the author of Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez, illustrated by Yuyi Morales, as well as The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny) and Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country), both co-written with Paul Brewer and illustrated by Stacy Innerst. She lives in San Diego, California. Visit her online at kathleenkrull.com.

YUYI MORALES is a promising new picture book illustrator. A native of Mexico, she now lives in San Francisco where she is pursuing a degree in creative writing and developing her career as an artist. She is also a puppet-maker and the host of a Spanish-language storytelling radio show.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0152014373
• ISBN 13: 9780152014377
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Morales Yuyi