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La mariposa / by Jiménez, Francisco,1943-; Silva, Simon,illustrator.;
Because he can only speak Spanish, Francisco, son of a migrant worker, has trouble when he begins first grade, but his fascination with the caterpillar in the classroom helps him begin to fit in.750LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Mexican Americans; Schools; Escuelas; Mexicano-americanos; Niños de trabajadores migratorios; Trabajadores migratorios agrícolas;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 15
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--y no se lo tragó la tierra / by Rivera, Tomás,1935-1984.(CARDINAL)754057; Vigil-Piñón, Evangelina,translator.(CARDINAL)720519;
Examines in English and Spanish the lives of migrant workers moving from south Texas up through the Plains, and the experiences of all ages and sexes.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Migrant agricultural laborers; Mexican Americans; Trabajadores migratorios agrícolas; Mexicano-americanos;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Cesar Chavez [videorecording] by JWM Productions.(CARDINAL)535319; Library Video Company.(CARDINAL)832407; Schlessinger Media.(CARDINAL)221345;
"Cesar Chavez overcame huge obstacles, including extreme poverty and the prejudice that he experienced as a Hispanic American and a migrant farmer, to achieve his goal of helping to organize the first successful union for America's farm workers. As a union activist, he promoted the use of nonviolent strikes, boycotts and protests to help farm workers obtain better pay and working conditions, and forever changed the relationship between farm owners and workers. In this fascinating portrait, kids will examine the life of this dedicated labor leader, whose determination to help others gave thousands a voice and the power to change things for the better in this country"--Container.Grades K-4.DVD.
Subjects: Educational videos.; Video recordings for children.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993; United Farm Workers; United Farm Workers.; Unión de Trabajadores Agrícolas; Migrant agricultural laborers; Migrant labor.; Trabajadores migratorios agrícolas;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Into the light : images of hispanic migrant farmworkers in North Carolina = Hacia la luz : imágenes de trabajadores agrícolas migratorios latinos en Carolina del Norte / by Manley, Roger.(CARDINAL)197848; Mattern, Evelyn.(CARDINAL)201931;
English and Spanish..
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Migrant agricultural laborers; Photography, Artistic.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A day without a Mexican [videorecording] / by Arau, Sergio,screenwriter,film director.; Arizmendi, Yareli,screenwriter,actor.; Guerrero, Sergio(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Artenstein, Isaac,film producer.; Damm, Eckhardt von,film producer.; Getz, John,1946-actor.(CARDINAL)348968; Flannigan, Maureen,1973-actor.; Watson, Muse,1948-actor.; Arau, Fernando,actor.; Palomo, Eduardo,1962-2003,actor.; Caudillo, Alan,director of photography.; Colomer, Juan J.,1966-composer (expression); Fort, Daniel,editor of moving image work.; Brown, Carlos,costume designer.; Xenon Pictures,presenter,publisher,film distributor.;
Director of photography, Alan Caudillo ; editor, Daniel A. Fort ; music, Juan J. Colomer ; costume designer, Carlos Brown ; production designer, Anthony Rivero Stabley ; visual effects supervisor, Jay Mark Johnson.Yarelli Arizmendi, John Getz, Maureen Flannigan, Muse Watson, Fernando Arau, Eduardo Palomo.California awakens one day to discover that one third of its population has vanished. A peculiar pink fog surrounds the state and communication outside its boundaries has completely shut down. As the day progresses, it becomes apparent the sole characteristic linking the missing 14 million is their Hispanic heritage.MPAA rating: R; for language and brief sexuality.DVD; Dolby Digital; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Comedy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Foreign workers, Mexican; Mexican Americans; Migrant labor; Labor supply; Missing persons; Immigrants; Inmigrantes; Mexicano-americanos; Trabajadores migratorios;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Side by side : the story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez = Lado a lado : la historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez / by Brown, Monica,1969-author.(CARDINAL)352090; Cepeda, Joe,illustrator.(CARDINAL)385512; Valencia, Carolina,illustrator.(CARDINAL)595287;
Algo especial sucedio cuando Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez se conocieron. Ellos lucharon juntos por los derechos de los campesinos. Lado a lado cultivaron esperanza, cambiando el curso de la historia.Something special happened when Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez met. Together, they fought for the rights of countless farmworkers. Side by side, inspiring hope, they changed history.AD760LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Picture books.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993; Huerta, Dolores, 1930-; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993; Huerta, Dolores, 1930-; United Farm Workers; Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers; Migrant agricultural laborers; Migrant agricultural laborers; Spanish language materials; Sindicatos; Trabajadores migratorios;
Available copies: 15 / Total copies: 16
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El camino de Amelia / by Altman, Linda Jacobs,1943-(CARDINAL)511431; Sanchez, Enrique O.,1942-(CARDINAL)371650;
Cansado de la mudanza alrededor tanto, Amelia, la hija de los trabajadores del migrantfarm, suenos de un hogar estable.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Trabajo migratorio.; Migrant labor; Americanos Hispanicos.; Hispanic Americans; Spanish language materials.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 9
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Un aleteo de esperanza : una historia de migración / by Harmony, Cynthia,author,translator.(CARDINAL)863289; Holzwarth, Devon,illustrator.(CARDINAL)831693;
A Lucía le encanta ver la migración de las monarcas desde su casa en México con papá. Pero este año, el viaje de las monarcas al norte tiene un peso extra; Papá también se dirige al norte en busca de trabajo. Él le promete que cuando "el clima se vuelva frío y las monarcas regresen, nuestros ancestros alados me guiarán a casa". Entonces, mientras él pasa los meses de verano cosechando productos en granjas lejanas, Lucía observa el cielo en busca de señales del regreso de las monarcas (y de su papá).
Subjects: Picture books.; Fiction.; Fathers and daughters; Foreign workers; Immigrants; Migrant labor; Parent and child; Extranjeros.; Materias en español.; Padre e hija.; Padres e hijos.; Trabajadores extranjeros.; Trabajadores migratorios.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 13
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Cajas de cartón : relatos de la vida peregrina de un niño campesino / by Jiménez, Francisco,1943-(CARDINAL)518053;
Bajo la alambrada -- Soledad -- De dentro hacia afuera -- Un milagro en Tent City -- El ángel de oro -- El aguinaldo -- Muerte perdonada -- El costal de algodón -- Cajas de cartón -- El juego de la patada -- Tener y retener -- Peregrinos inmóviles.Francisco Jimenez chronicles the experiences he had after his family left Mexico for California when he was just a child.Accelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader
Subjects: Spanish language materials.; Autobiographical fiction.; Mexican American families; Mexican Americans; Mexicano-americanos; Migrant agricultural laborers; Trabajadores migratorios;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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Esperanza renace [sound recording] / by Ryan, Pam Muñoz,author.(CARDINAL)207707; Livier, Ruth,narrator.; Molinero, Nuria, translator.(CARDINAL)635901; Ryan, Pam Muñoz.Esperanza rising.Spanish.Spoken word(Livier)(CARDINAL)560845;
Ruth Livier reads the Nuria Molinero translation.aEsperanza Ortega tiene todos los tesoros que una chica pueda desear: hermosos vestidos, una linda casa llena de sirvientes en México, y la promesa de que un día llegará a presidir el Rancho como su mamá. Pero una tragedia inesperada destruye ese sueño, obligando a Esperanza y a su madre a escapar a California dónde tendrán que trabajar en una finca junto a otros mexicanos. Allí tendrá que olvidar su pasado y enfrentarse a las nuevas realidades de su vida: trabajo duro, aceptación y dificultades económicas. Esperanza descubrirá que la verdadera riqueza está en la familia y la comunidad.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Children's audiobooks.; Mexican Americans; Agricultural laborers; Mexicano-americanos; Trabajadores agrícolas migratorios mexicano-americanos; California;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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