mexico

In Mexico, Maria and her family celebrate Los D?as de los Muertos, the Days of the Dead. Includes a recipe for pan de los muertos, or the Bread of the Dead.

Discusses the childhood of Diego Rivera and how it influenced his art.

Rick, a middle class white boy, finds himself a fish out of water when he spends the summer with the Romero family who live in a barrio in the hills of Santo Domingo, Mexico, for free room and board and help with his Spanish as he works with them to build a house on their land.

Presents a short biography on legendary Mexican painter, Diego Rivera, and chronicles his life and career which was often controversial due to his Communist beliefs.

Examines the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, discussing some of the many difficulties she endured throughout her life, including polio, a near-fatal bus accident, and her tempestuous marriage to fellow artist Diego Rivera.

A biography of the seventeenth-century Mexican nun who not only wrote poetry and plays and conducted botanical studies but was world famous for her knowledge of many subjects.

Examines the life and times of the Mexican general and politician and his role in his country's politics and movement for independence.

Describes the adventures and discoveries of early explorers to Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, including Christopher Columbus, Hernan Cortes, the Pinzon brothers, and others, and features a glossary, maps, and illustrations.

Describes how some families in Mexico celebrate the traditional holiday that honors those who have died.

Retells five legends from the great tribes of Mexico's past, including the Aztecs, Mayans, Tarascans, Huichols, and Tarahumara people.