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Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
1. edición para E.U.A.
Physical Desc
199 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
Español
Description
Presents the author's life, from her childhood in Mexico to becoming a television presenter in the United States, and describes how she used the power of positive thinking to achieve her dreams and discover her true vocation.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
xxi, 261 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Chef and television personality Aarón Sánchez recounts his formative years and how he fell in love with the culinary world. From a summer spent in New Orleans with Paul Prudhomme during his adolescent years, to a short-lived stint in culinary school, to ups and downs in New York City's ever-changing restaurant scene, and ultimately to the dizzying world of food television, Sánchez draws strength from hard-won lessons and embraces the challenge...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the biography of Cesar Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers, focusing on his advocacy for Hispanics and farm workers and his nonviolent fight for justice through strikes and demonstrations.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 262 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Exploring separation, generational trauma and the toll of the American dream, the author recounts what happened when, at age 15, her parents were forced back to Mexico, leaving her and her brother to fend for themselves as underage victims affected by broken immigration laws.
9) Dreamers
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 Wonderbook (audio-enabled book (1 volume (unpaged))) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story.
12) Dreamers
Author
Publisher
Neal Porter Books/Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--
Author
Publisher
Red Chair Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As a child, Cesar Chavez worked on farms with his family. He felt the workers were not treated well. Cesar used his voice to become a leader in making sure farm workers were paid better and treated fairly"--
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Language
Español
Description
Alfredo y su papá deben cruzar la frontera en un viaje difícil de México a los Estados Unidos. ¿Encontrarán el nuevo hogar que están buscando en el otro lado? Basándose en hechos reales, esta historia cobra vida gracias a la ilustradora Mexicana Claudia Navarro, y está repleta de notas al final del texto para iniciar conversaciones sobre inmigración.
Join a young boy and his father on a daring journey from Mexico to Texas to find a new life....
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
548 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The author draws on thousands of documents and interviews to examine the myths and achievements marking the life of the iconic Latino labor leader and civil rights activist, portraying him as a flawed but brilliant strategist who was often at odds with himself. Cesar Chavez founded a labor union, launched a movement, and inspired a generation. He rose from migrant worker to national icon, becoming one of the great charismatic leaders of the 20th century....
Author
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xv, 201 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Luis J. Rodriguez writes about race, culture, identity, and belonging and what these all mean and should mean (but often fail to) in the volatile climate of our nation. Rodriguez has a distinctly inspiring passion and wisdom in his approach. Ultimately, the book carries the message that we must come together if we are to move forward. As he reminds us in the first essay, "The End of Belonging," "I'm writing as a Native person. I'm writing as a poet....
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First Libros viajeros edition.
Physical Desc
44 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
20) Cesar Chavez
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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