latin america

Presents the life of popular salsa singer, Celia Cruz, an Afro-Cuban woman whose career brought her through Mexico to the United States.

El D?a de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, is here--a holiday for celebrating the lives of departed family and friends. Altars are decorated with sugar skulls and marigolds. Tamales and sweets are ready to eat. Soon it will be time for picnics, music, and a costume parade! Come join in these joyful and vibrant festivities that are a tradition in Mexico and throughout Latin America.

Explores the revolutions, their historical causes, and the new nations' ensuing struggles, providing invaluable context for understanding the culture, politics, and social identity of the region today.

A biography of Ernesto "Che" Guevara that examines his upbringing in Argentina, work as a revolutionary leader in Cuba alongside Fidel Castro, and ideas of anti-imperialism that he spread throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.

A collection of photographs and essays in which photojournalist Alison Wright recounts the experiences she has had while traveling the world.

An illustrated collection of nursery rhymes, finger play games, and lullabies from the major Latino groups living in the United States today.

"The definitive book about the national identities, heroes, and dramatic stories from Latin American soccer throughout history-in time for the 2014 World Cup. "Golazo!" means "amazing goal!" And the word perfectly captures the unique, exuberant, all-encompassing, passionate role that soccer plays in Latin America. Andreas Campomar offers readers the definitive history of Latin American soccer from the early, deadly MesoAmerican ballgames to the multi-billion dollar international business it is today. Golazo! explores the intersection of soccer, politics, economics, high and low culture, and how passion for a game captured a continent. Latin American soccer will be in the global spotlight more than ever in the coming years-both the next World Cup (2014) and the Summer Olympics (2016) will be hosted in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, a country for which soccer is not just a passion but a way of life. The triumphs, the heartbreaks, the origins and the future, the political and the personal-Golazo! is the perfect book for new fans and diehard followers around the world"--.