Learning About Justice From the Life of Cesar Chavez

Strazzabosco, Jeanne. Learning About Justice From the Life of Cesar Chavez. New York, PowerKids Press, 1996.

This text highlights the life story of Cesar Chavez with the focus on justice and fighting for what is right. The book highlights the main events in Chavez's life such as:

• Working on the farm
• Losing the Farm
• Life as a migrant Worker
• Farmers' Fears
• School
• Cesar as Teacher
• The CSO (Community Service Organization)
  
• The UFW (United Farm Workers)
  
• Striking for Justice
• Justice for Farmworkers
  

This text has real pictures that show and highlight these main events. There are many pictures of Chavez at different stages and times in his life. There are also highlighted words that can be found in the glossary that are main keywords of the text such as: boycott, cheat, migrant, national, prejudice, and union.