hispanic americans

Max visits the farmer's market with his mother and sees colorful foods and flowers.

Maya, who lives in the dusty desert, opens her eyes wide to find the colors in her world, from Papi's black hair and Mami's orange and purple flowers to Maya's red swing set and the fiery pink sunset. Presented in English and Spanish.

This book describes how the age of the Spanish Empire was officially over by 1898 and how, in the 1900s, Latinos helped build a strong America.

This book describes the history of Hispanics from Mexico, the Caribbean islands, Central America, and South America as they became immigrants to the United States and how they quickly became a growing minority in the United States.

Examines the life and achievements of Hispanic American astronaut Ellen Ochoa, discussing her childhood in California, career at NASA, space missions, work with schools, and family.

Marisol, who is bilingual, is sometimes overwhelmed when her Spanish-speaking family members and neighbors need her to translate for them.

Presents a collection of stories and poems by Latino authors for young adults in which they explore the challenges of leaving childhood behind and forging new relationships and identities.

Fourteen-year-old Lincoln Mendoza, an aspiring basketball player, must come to terms with his divided loyalties when he moves from the Hispanic inner city to a white suburban neighborhood.

A collection of poems written by Martin Espada between 1982 and 2002.

The author describes, in bilingual text and illustrations, her experiences growing up in a Hispanic community in Texas.