Can a Person Be Illegal? / ¿Puede Una Persona Ser Ilegal? (21st Century Skills Library: Racial Justice in America: Latinx American)
by Brenda Perez Mendoza
The History of Brazil - History Book 4th Grade Children's Latin American History
Frida Kahlo (Little People, Big Dreams)
by Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Eng Gee Fan
In this new series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. The second book follows Frida Kahlo, whose desire to study medicine was destroyed by a childhood accident. Frida began painting from her bedside and produced over 140 works, culminating in a solo exhibition in America. This inspiring and informative little biography comes with extra fact...
The Mexican War (Proud Heritage: The Hispanic Library)
by Carrie Nichols Cantor
Introduces the Mexican War, also called the Mexican-American War, its causes, course of events, and aftermath.
The Conquistadores (Proud Heritage: The Hispanic Library)
by R Conrad Stein
Introduces the lives, actions, and impact of the Spanish explorers of the Americas, who were known as the conquistadors.
The Life of/ La Vida de Salazar
by Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein
Christiana Figueres, Friend of the Rainforest
by Margarita Engle
Latino Americans and Their Jobs (Hispanic Americans: Major Minority)
by Thomas Arkham
In the United States, people of all different backgrounds live together. Today, more than one in eight people in the United States are Hispanic, and Latino communities are an important part America. Hispanic Americans are people from different lands, cultures, and backgrounds. Many come to the United States looking for better jobs—and some of them find them. No matter where Hispanic Americans came from originally, the longer they live in the United States, the better jobs they are likely to have...
Winner of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor and a Robert F. Sibert Honor! Celebrate music icon Carlos Santana in this vibrant, rhythmic picture book from the author of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters. Carlos Santana loved to listen to his father play el violín. It was a sound that filled the world with magic and love and feeling and healing—a sound that made angels real. Carlos wanted to make angels real, too. So he started play...
Learn all about the traditions of Día de los Muertos with this second book in the brand-new board book series Celebrate the World, which highlights special occasions and holidays across the globe. At the end of October each year, it’s time to celebrate an ancient tradition: Día de los Muertos! With vibrant illustrations by Golden Globe–winning Mexican illustrator Jorge Gutierrez, this festive board book teaches that Día de los Muertos honors ancestors and loved ones who have passed. From sugar...
Life in Contemporary Texas (Spotlight on Texas, #4)
by Greg Clinton
The Taco Magician And Other Poems For Kids/El Mago de los Tacos y Otros Poemas Para Ninos
by Diane Gonzales Bertrand
Describes the way of life of Mexican American families and their children who work as migrant agricultural laborers in Texas.
Rita Moreno: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book)
by Maria Correa
Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about EGOT-winning actor, singer, and dancer, Rita Moreno. Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers—as well as fans of all ages! This Little Golden Book about Rita Moreno—Puerto Rican-born star of West Side Story and the first Latina to win an Oscar—is an inspiring read-aloud for young children, as well as their parents and grandparents who are fans. Look for more Little Golden...
Hispanic Star: Bad Bunny (Hispanic Star)
by Claudia Romo Edelman and Ann Dávila Cardinal
Read about Bad Bunny, known as the King of Latin Trap, who is among the most groundbreaking and iconic Latinx heroes to have shaped our culture and the world in the latest installment of the Hispanic Star's series of engaging, illustrated biography for young readers. Meet Grammy Award Winner Bad Bunny-once just a kid called Benito from the Almirante Sur barrio of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. The oldest of three brothers, Benito grew up in a family that valued music, charity, and being true to onesel...