*Discover the important history of Californias migrant workers and their strikefor fair wages during the Delano grape strike in the 1960s*Learn about Latino civil rights activistCsar ChvezandFilipino-American labor organizer Larry Itliong*From Sibert award-winningauthor Larry Dane BrimnerHere is the gripping story of the GrapeStrikethat stirred a nation, as well as the rise of Latino civil rights activist Csar Chvez and the United Farm Workers of America.In the 1960s, while the United States was at war and racial tensions were boiling over, Filipino-American workers were demanding fair wages and decent living conditions in Californias vineyards.When the workers walked off the fields in September 1965, the great Delano grapestrike began.Did the signing of labor contracts with growers in 1970 mean an end to the problems of the American field laborers, or was it a short-lived truce? This nonfiction book for young readers follows the five-year longstrikeand also provides details about Csar Chvez and the United Farm Workers.Award-winning author Larry Dane Brimners riveting text, complemented by black-and-white archival photographs and the words of workers, organizers, and growers, tells the powerful history.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 5th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 10 years.

There are 172 pages in this book. This book was published in 2022 by Astra Publishing House .

Larry Dane Brimner is the award-winning author of more than 150 titles for young readers. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.