Title Nonfiction companion to Pam Muñoz Ryan's Esperanza rising / Lisa Kurkov.

Publication Info.	[Vero Beach, Florida] : Rourke Educational Media, [2021]
	©2021.

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Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Children's Department	J808.03 KURKOV	Check Shelf

Description	47 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm.
Series	Connections (Rourke Educational Media)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Summary	"In Esperanza Rising, Esperanza lives a comfortable, well-to-do life on her family's ranch in Mexico. When her life suddenly changes and she must become a farm worker in California, she has a difficult time adjusting. In this nonfiction companion to the popular novel, readers learn about the struggles farm workers faced during the Great Depression, including illness, dust storms, and the decision of whether or not to strike, as well as the small joys, like favorite foods and weekly fiestas.
Contents	About Esperanza Rising and Pam Mu?oz Ryan -- The Mexican Revolution -- The phoenix -- Queen of the May -- Quincea?eras -- The Zapotec -- Food -- Oklahoma farmworkers -- Strike! -- Valley fever -- Dust storms -- Mexican jamaicas and feistas -- Discussion questions -- Writing prompts and projects.
Subject	Ryan, Pam Muñoz. Esperanza rising -- Juvenile literature.
	Mexican Americans -- California -- Juvenile literature.
	African Americans -- Michigan -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
	Agricultural laborers -- Juvenile literature.
	Esperanza rising (Ryan, Pam Muñoz) (OCoLC)fst01913361
	African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
	Agricultural laborers. (OCoLC)fst00800949
	Mexican Americans. (OCoLC)fst01019072
	California. (OCoLC)fst01204928
	Michigan. (OCoLC)fst01208387
Chronological Term	1900-1999
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Title	Companion to Pam Muñoz Ryan's Esperanza rising
	Pam Muñoz Ryan's Esperanza rising
	Esperanza rising
ISBN	9781731643414 (hardcover)
	1731643411 (hardcover)
	9781731643056 (softcover)
	1731643055 (softcover)

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