Strike! Labor Activism Books for KidsLike this list

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• Viva's Voice

  Donoso, Raquel,

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  When Viva's father's bus driver union goes on strike, Viva uses her voice to give her father courage to find his own.

• Lola Out Loud

  Inspired by the Childhood of Activist Dolores Huerta

  Torres, Jennifer, 1980-

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  When Lola sees injustices in her neighborhood, she knows she can't keep quiet and uses her loud voice. Inspired by the real-life civil rights activist and labor leader Dolores Huerta

• Please Please the Bees

  Kelley, Gerald,

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  When the hardworking bees in Benedict's garden face unfair and unsafe working conditions, they vote to go on strike. Can Benedict make things right so the bees can go back to work and he can get the honey he loves?

• Who Was the Voice of the People?

  Cesar Chavez

  Blas, Terry,

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  This graphic novel follows Cesar Chavez and the National Farm Workers Association as they set out on a difficult 300-mile protest march in support of farm workers' rights.

• The Only Woman in the Photo

  Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America

  Krull, Kathleen,

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  Discover how the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet led the charge to create the safety net that protects American workers and their families to this day.

• Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children

  Winter, Jonah, 1962-

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  Mother Jones, tired of the unsafe and unfair conditions of child labor, leads one hundred boys and girls on a march from Philadelphia to the front door of President Theodore Roosevelt’s home.

• Sí, Se Puede! = Yes, We Can!

  Janitor Strike in L.A.

  Cohn, Diana

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  This bilingual picture book tells the story of Carlitos and his classmates who help support his mom during the successful janitors’ strike in Los Angeles in 2000.

• Farmers Unite!

  Planting a Protest for Fair Prices

  Metcalf, Lindsay H.,

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  When grain prices fell in the 1970s and farmers were in trouble, they took their message to the national capitol. Tractors flooded the city as farmers demanded fair prices.

• Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop

  the Sanitation Strike of 1968

  Duncan, Alice Faye,

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  When sanitation workers were killed by unsafe equipment in Memphis, Tennessee, nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson watches her father go on strike, supported by Martin Luther King Jr.

• Click, Clack, Moo

  Cows That Type

  Cronin, Doreen,

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  This book is a perfect first introduction to why workers sometimes go on strike. Farmer Brown's cows want some better treatment, and they say "no milk" until their demands are met.

• Brave Girl

  Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909

  Markel, Michelle

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  The true story of young immigrant Clara Lemlich who led the largest strike of women workers in U.S. history.

• A Picture Book of Cesar Chavez

  Adler, David A.

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  After growing up in a hardworking farming family, Cesar Chavez argued for better pay and fair working conditions for farm workers. Even after being jailed he never stopped urging people to stand up for their rights.

• Side by Side

  the Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez = Lado a Lado : La Historia De Dolores Huerta Y César Chávez

  Brown, Monica, 1969-

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  This bilingual book tells the story of Dolores Huerta and César Chávez who worked together for farmers rights and formed United Farm Workers.

• Rose Spoke Out

  the Story of Rose Schneiderman

  Berne, Emma Carlson, 1979-

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  When Rose was just thirteen years old she saw that women worker were paid less than men and that factories were unsafe. She spoke up and and organized 20,000 women to strike.