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Jovita wore pants the story of a revolutionary fighter

"Jovita didn't want to cook and clean like her sisters, and she especially didn't want to wear the skirts her abuela gave her. She wanted to race her brothers and climb the tallest mesquite trees in Rancho Palos Blancos, ride horses, and wear pants! When her father and brothers joined the Cristeros...

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Main Author: Salazar, Aida (Author)
Other Authors: Mendoza, Molly (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Orchard Books, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Valdovinos Medina, Jovita, > 1911-1996 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Cristero Rebellion, 1926-1929 > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Women revolutionaries > Mexico > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Revolutionaries > Mexico > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Mexico > History > 1910-1946 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Mexico > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Biographies > Juvenile.
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Summary:"Jovita didn't want to cook and clean like her sisters, and she especially didn't want to wear the skirts her abuela gave her. She wanted to race her brothers and climb the tallest mesquite trees in Rancho Palos Blancos, ride horses, and wear pants! When her father and brothers joined the Cristeros War to fight for the right to practice religion, she wanted to help. She wasn't allowed to fight, but that didn't stop her from observing how her father strategized and familiarizing herself with the terrain. When tragedy struck, she did the only thing that felt right to her--cut her hair, donned a pair of pants, and continued the fight, commanding a battalion who followed her without question. Jovita Wore Pants is the story of a trailblazing revolutionary who fought for her freedom, told by her great niece, bestselling author Aida Salazar, and illustrated by Molly Mendoza"--
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Audience:Ages 4-8
ISBN:9781338283419
1338283413
Author Notes:Aida Salazar is an award-winning author and arts activist whose writings for adults and children explore issues of identity and social justice. She has written several multi-award-winning middle-grade verse novels, including The Moon Within , Land of the Cranes , and Ultraviolet , an ALA Notable and Pura Belpré Honor Book. Her acclaimed picture books include the Caldecott Honor Book Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter , illustrated by Molly Mendoza, and In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color . Salazar lives with her family of artists in Oakland, California.

Molly Mendoza is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter by Aida Salazar. They have illustrated several other picture books including Freedom, We Sing by Amyra León, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and They Hold the Line by Dan Paley. Beyond illustrating picture books, Mendoza is a muralist, comics artist, and teacher who lives and works in Portland, Oregon. Visit them online at mollymendoza.com.


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