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Who was Che Guevara? / by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Jerry Hoare.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who was-- ?Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 108 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780399544019
  • 0399544011
  • 9780399544033
  • 0399544038
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Contents:
Who was Che Guevara? -- A brave boy -- Finding his way -- The adventure begins -- The Motorcycle Diaries -- The journey continues -- A doctor at last -- Mexico -- The Cuban revolution -- Attack, retreat, repeat -- A Cuban leader -- A revolutionary once more -- Where in the world is... Che? -- The man, the myth, the legend -- Timelines.
Summary: "Viva la revolucion! Find out how Che Guevara--a doctor turned communist leader and much more than a face on a T-shirt--ended up paying the ultimate price for his cause. His very image has become associated with a spirit of rebellion, but Ernesto Guevara--known around the world simply as Che--didn't dream of becoming a revolutionary. Author Ellen Labrecque takes readers on a journey through Che's life starting with his childhood in Argentina, to his travels through South and Central America as a young physician, and ending with his final years as a key player in the Cuban revolution. His legacy--as the author of The Motorcycle Diaries, a champion of the poor, and a force for change in Cuba--is both personal and political"-- Provided by publisher.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Biography Guevara, C. L126 Available 33111008937399
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Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Biography Guevara, C. L126 Available 33111008222065
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Viva la revoluci n!

Find out how Che Guevara--a doctor turned communist leader and much more than a face on a T-shirt--ended up paying the ultimate price for his cause.

His very image has become associated with a spirit of rebellion, but Ernesto Guevara--known around the world simply as Che--didn't dream of becoming a revolutionary. Author Ellen Labrecque takes readers on a journey through Che's life starting with his childhood in Argentina, to his travels through South and Central America as a young physician, and ending with his final years as a key player in the Cuban revolution. His legacy--as the author of The Motorcycle Diaries , a champion of the poor, and a force for change in Cuba--is both personal and political.

Who was Che Guevara? -- A brave boy -- Finding his way -- The adventure begins -- The Motorcycle Diaries -- The journey continues -- A doctor at last -- Mexico -- The Cuban revolution -- Attack, retreat, repeat -- A Cuban leader -- A revolutionary once more -- Where in the world is... Che? -- The man, the myth, the legend -- Timelines.

"Viva la revolucion! Find out how Che Guevara--a doctor turned communist leader and much more than a face on a T-shirt--ended up paying the ultimate price for his cause. His very image has become associated with a spirit of rebellion, but Ernesto Guevara--known around the world simply as Che--didn't dream of becoming a revolutionary. Author Ellen Labrecque takes readers on a journey through Che's life starting with his childhood in Argentina, to his travels through South and Central America as a young physician, and ending with his final years as a key player in the Cuban revolution. His legacy--as the author of The Motorcycle Diaries, a champion of the poor, and a force for change in Cuba--is both personal and political"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-12.

Includes bibliographical references (page 108).

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