hispanic americans

Discusses the efforts of Hispanic Americans to secure civil rights and equal treatment under the law.

Discusses the Hispanic presence in North America from 1565 to the early 1800s.

Explores a Latina girl's coming of age ceremony, discussing the origins and cultural importance of a quincea?era and providing insight into the financial and social implications of a quince party.

A creative, unique, bilingual, biracial, soccer-playing artist celebrates her individuality.

A little girl discovers things that are round, square, and rectangular in her Hispanic American neighborhood.

Profiles one hundred Hispanic Americans, living and deceased, who have made notable contributions in various fields such as politics, literature, entertainment, science, and athletics.

Max and his class visit a fire station where they learn about the work of firefighters.

Two sleepy children sneak out of their beds to watch as their parents, who love each other very much, break into a dance while washing the dishes.

A young girl living in a Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago ponders the advantages and disadvantages of her environment and evaluates her relationships with family and friends.

While practicing for their next baseball game, thirteen-year-old friends Rabi, Miguel, and Joe discover that the nefarious activities of the Delbe, Iowa, meatpacking plant have caused cows to turn into zombies.