02255cam a2200373 4500 801468726 TxAuBib 20230511120000.0 210303s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021007598 9781338283419 hardcover 1338283413 hardcover TxAuBib Salazar, Aida., author. Jovita wore pants : the story of a revolutionary fighter / words by Aida Salazar ; art by Molly Mendoza. Story of a revolutionary fighter. First edition. New York : Orchard Books, 2021. pages cm. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Ages 4-8 Scholastic. 20230511. Valdovinos Medina, Jovita, 1911-1996 Juvenile literature. 1910-1946. Cristero Rebellion, 1926-1929 Biography Juvenile literature. Women revolutionaries Mexico Biography Juvenile literature. Revolutionaries Mexico Biography Juvenile literature. Mexico History 1910-1946 Juvenile literature. Mexico Biography Juvenile literature. Biographies. History. Juvenile works. Mendoza, Molly,.