agricultural laborers

Migratory workers strike against the landowners in California's apple country, led by Jim Nolan.

Contains a brief biography of Cesar Chavez, advocate for the right of farmworkers in the United States,and includes information on his early life, his family, and his achievements. Presented in graphic novel form.

A bilingual story in English and Spanish in which the author recalls his childhood in the mountains and valleys of California with his Mexican-American migrant farmworker parents who inspired him with poetry and song.

The saga of a family in 1939 that struggles through the Great Depression by laboring as Dust Bowl migrants.

Text and accompanying photographs recount the history of the events that shaped the migrant work force in the United States.

Explains what farms are, looks at the various jobs that need to be done on a farm, and asks questions designed to help young readers decide whether they would like to work on a farm. Includes a glossary and resources for further research.

Examines the lives of seasonal migrant farm laborers in America.

A brief biography of Cesar Chavez, the Mexican American union leader who fought to get migrant farm workers better wages.

A biography of the United Farm Workers of America's first female organizer, Jessie De La Cruz, a Mexican American who began working in the California fields at the age of five, joined the UFW in 1966, and helped relieve the plight of field workers throughout the late twentieth century.