Ancona, George.
Harvest.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in Publication Data. 2001
This book is the story of current migrant worker families and their every-day struggles. It gives details and descriptions of what it is like to work on the farm as a migrant worker.
Atkin, Beth.
Voices From the Fields: Children of Migrant Farmworkers Tell Their
Stories. Little, Brown and Company Inc. 1993.
This book includes the stories of nine Mexican children and their families who live as migrant workers. Includes poetry, interviews, and phenomenal pictures. Great for students and teachers.
Kent, Deborah.
Migrant Farm Workers: Hoping for a Better Life.
The Child's World.
2005.
This book contains a great historical timeline of migrant farm workers from 1887-2004. It can be extremely helpful to allow the students to see the changes in these times.
Wadsworth, Ginger.
Cesar Chavez
. Carolrhoda Books. 2005.
An extremely easy reader which gives the history of Cesar Chavez's life and how he helped the cause of migrant workers.
http://www.promotega.org/msc00007/index.html
This site was created by students for students. It contains activities, research information, games, recipes, and much more! Great for students to play around with, and expand their knowledge of the story.
http://www.museumca.org/picturethis/3_2.html
This site contains pictures of the conditions that migrant workers in California lived in during the Depression. It gives details and information on what housing and conditions were like at this time.
