Cesar Chavez (Hispanic Heritage)

Rating:
Summary: Good early biography for youth
Review: This little paperback (31 pages) was published in 1993, just before Chavez passed away at the age of 66. It is probably considered out of date.

But it has some great photographs of Chavez all through his life. It has a short, concise biography.

What did I learn? Chavez's grandfather immigrated from Mexico and fathered 14 children. Cesar's father was the last one to leave the family home and married rather late, at the age of 38.

Cesar did not like school, nor did he like the English language.

He fasted three times for over three weeks each. This must have been tough and may have indelibly harmed his health.

So, this book of course was published before Chavez's birthday became a state holiday in California. And we hardly hear anything anymore about the United Farm Workers. That's an area for some young person to follow up. Diximus.