Author :
Kathleen Krull, Illustrator : Yuyi Morales
3rd Grade and up
Cosechando
esperanza
Harvesting Hope
Cosechando
esperanza, Softcover, Spanish, Book, Kathleen
Krull, Yuyi Morales, 3rd Grade and up, 9780152051693,
$7.00
Harvesting
Hope, Hardcover, English, Book, Kathleen
Krull, Yuyi Morales, 3rd Grade and up, 9780152014377,
$17.00
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Honor Book in 2004 for Illustration
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 working conditions.
School Library Journal : Grade 3-6-The dramatic story of Chavez's 340-mile march to protest the working conditions of migrant farmworkers in California is the centerpiece of this well-told biography. Readers meet Chavez at his grandparents' home in Arizona where he lived happily amid a large extended family. His childhood was cut short when, due to financial difficulties, the family was forced to move to California to seek employment. After years of laboring in the fields, Chavez became increasingly disturbed by the inhuman living conditions imposed by the growers. The historic 1965 strike against grape growers and the subsequent march for "La Causa" are vividly recounted, and Chavez's victory-the agreement by the growers granting the workers better conditions and higher pay-is palpable. While sufficient background information is provided to support the story and encourage further research, focusing on one event makes the story appealing to younger readers. The text is largely limited to one side of a spread; beautifully rendered earth-toned illustrations flow out from behind the words and onto the facing page. A fine addition to any collection.
Booklist
: Gr. 2-4. When Cesar Chavez was 10 years old, drought forced his family to
leave its Arizona ranch and move to California. The family became migrant
workers, poorly paid and badly treated. As an adult, Chavez organized a
nonviolent revolt, culminating in a 300-mile protest march that produced the
first farmworkers' contract. Krull's language demonstrates a poetic
sensibility ("The eighty acres of their ranch were an island in the
shimmering Arizona desert, and the stars were all their own."), but the
vocabulary will challenge young children, and a few socio-cultural details
aren't made clear: some kids will wonder about the "White Trade
Only" signs and why Chavez couldn't speak Spanish in school. But Morales'
gorgeous paintings, with their rounded, organic forms and lush, gemstone hues,
more than make up for glitches as they draw children deeply into an inspiring
picture-book account of a young boy who grew up to change the world.
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