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A little boy named Clemente is proud to learn about the life, career, and charitable work of his namesake, baseball great Roberto Clemente, the first Latin American player inducted into the Hall of Fame.

A biography of Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente.

A folktale from Puerto Rico describing the foolish Juan Bobo who, despite not being very smart, winds up with a bag of gold thanks to his honesty and good heart.

A retelling of the Puerto Rican folktale in which a boy named Juan Bobo tries to do exactly as his mother tells him, but keeps getting things all wrong.

Explores the historical, political, economic, and military events surrounding Puerto Rico’s transition from a colony to a commonwealth.

In 1898, the United States went to war with Spain over the Spanish possessions in Latin America and the Pacific. Explore the circumstances and geopolitical effects of this conflict in Puerto Rico and the Spanish-American War.

Emilio, a teenager who often finds himself being sent to the principle's office, has a crush on Jacklynne, the most popular girl in school. He decides to run for Student Council President to win her heart, but he later finds out that she's his opponent.

"The story of a fun-loving Taino Indian boy who must learn the value of loyalty and hard work"--.

Roberto Clemente intimidated major leage pitchers for eighteen seasons, compiling three thousand hits. Bue what Clemente did off the baseball field made him equally great. One of the first sports stars to realize that the power of sports could be used to transform thousands of lives he would give his own life when the plane he was on crashed in the Atlantic Ocean as he was trying to deliver supplies to earthquake-sticken Nicaragua in 1972.