Title: Jovita Wore Pants- --(WB)
Author: Aida Salazaar
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9798822688445
SKU: WB001660
Release Date: 45536
Genre: Biography -History
Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade
Language : English
Description : The remarkable true story of Jovita Valdovinos, a Mexican revolutionary who disguised herself as a man to fight for her rights! Jovita dreamed of wearing pants! She hated the big skirts Abuela made her wear. She wanted to scale the tallest mesquite tree on her rancho, ride her horse, and feel the wind curl her face into a smile. When her father and brothers joined the Cristero War to fight for religious freedom, Jovita wanted to go, too. Forbidden, she defied her father’s rules – and society’s – and found a clever way to become a trailblazing revolutionary, wearing pants! This remarkable true story about a little-known maverick Mexican heroine is brought vividly to life by her great-niece and Américas Award–winner Aida Salazar, and Eisner Award–honoree Molly Mendoza.