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Author
Publisher
Downtown Bookworks
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Thoroughly engaging stories about amazing trailblazers include contemporary figures in many fields, from science and business to journalism and visual arts. Five-minute biographies provide an interesting window into each person's origins and accomplishments, as well as describing the way their heritage factored into their lives. Curious readers will discover: which Supreme Court justice was called Aji (hot pepper) by her family when she was a girl;...
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Relates the story of transgender Latina Sylvia Rivera, an influential gay liberation and transgender rights activist who fought especially for transgender people of color and, with Marsha P. Johnson, founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group devoted to providing services and advocacy for homeless LGBTQ+ people"--
Author
Publisher
GodwinBooks/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Adapted from the Texas Bluebonnet Award-winning Bravo! Poems About Amazing Hispanics, this board book of poems and portraits from writer Margarita Engle and illustrator Rafael López celebrates the lives and accomplishments of amazing Hispanics"--
4) Bravo!
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Bold, graphic portraits and beautiful poems present famous and lesser-known Latinos from varied backgrounds who have faced life's challenges in creative ways."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Published in association with the Smithsonian Institution and the Molina Family Latino Gallery, a celebration of 30 of history's most influential Latinas and Latinos shares the uplifting stories of subjects ranging from Pura Belpr�e and C�esar Ch�avez to Jennifer Lopez and Sonia Sotomayor.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2021
Language
Español
Description
"Una historia inspiradora y profundamente personal de uno de los empresarios más fascinantes de Silicon Valley, quien aprendió a codificar por sí mismo con apenas trece años y se covirtió en una inspiración para miles de jóvenes aldrededor del mundo"--Page 4 of cover.
"A memoir from one of the most extraordinary entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, who taught himself how to code as a thirteen-year-old and claimed his share of the American Dream"--...
Publisher
Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Collection of comics created by Latinx artists and writers that comes together to shed light on their various autobiographical experiences as situated within the language, culture, history, and sociopolitics that inform Latinx hemispheric identities and subjectivities"--
11) Imagina
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"When Juan Felipe Herrera was very young, he picked flowers, helped his mama feed the chickens, slept under the starry sky, and learned to say goodbye to his amiguitos each time his migrant family moved on. When he grew up, Juan Felipe Herrera became a poet. His breathtaking poem "Imagine" and Lauren Castillo's evocative illustrations will speak to every reader and dreamer searching for this place in life."--From English-language edition.
Author
Publisher
Con Todo Press
Pub. Date
© 2020
Language
English
Description
Brief biographies in rhyme of 11 notable Latinos.
Fearless Trailblazers,11 Latinos who made U.S. History, Pioneros Audaces, 11 Latinos que hicieron historia en Los Estados Unidos, is a bilingual book that highlights 11 Latinos who excelled in their professional careers and made U.S. history by accomplishing something that hadn't been done before in their respective fields which include science, sports, the arts and politics. By presenting the true...
13) Imagine
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Have you ever imagined what you might be when you grow up? When he was very young, Juan Felipe Herrera picked chamomile flowers in windy fields and let tadpoles swim across his hands in a creek. He slept outside and learned to say good-bye to his amiguitos each time his family moved to a new town. He went to school and taught himself to read and write English and filled paper pads with rivers of ink as he walked down the street after school. And when...
14) My name is Lopez
Publisher
Cinedigm
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Born in Dallas of undocumented Mexican immigrants, Trinidad Lopez III fought his way out of the ghetto with a guitar to become a true American rock and roll legend, one of the first Latino rock stars.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An inspiring tribute to Hispanic Americans who have made a positive impact on the world. This visually stunning book showcases twenty Hispanic and Latino American men and women who have made outstanding contributions to the arts, politics, science, humanitarianism, and athletics. Gorgeous portraits complement sparkling biographies of Cesar Chavez, Sonia Sotomayor, Ellen Ochoa, Roberto Clemente, and many more. Complete with timelines and famous quotes,...
16) Sonia Sotomayor
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor-once just a girl growing up in the Bronx, New York, with her brother and Puerto Rican-born parents. When Sonia was young, her mother emphasized the value of education, and Sonia would eventually graduate summa cum laude from Princeton University, receive a juris doctor from Yale Law School, and later serve as an assistant district attorney for New York County. Throughout her decades-long career, Sonia's...
17) Ellen Ochoa
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Meet award-winning engineer and veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa--once just a girl from Los Angeles, California. The granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, Ellen would pursue a career in physics at a young age and go on to earn master's and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University. In 1993, Ellen became the first Latina in space. As a retired astronaut, she became the first Hispanic and second female director of the Johnson...
Author
Publisher
Pinata Books, an imprint of Arte Publico Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"En esta obra bilingüe sogre los recuerdos de su familia como trabajodores agrícolas, Lilia García recrea lo que sentía al tener que viajoar por varios días, vivir en distintos lugares y casas y trabajar en las labores."--Page 3 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Espąol
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Appears on list
Description
"Quiara Alegr̕a Hudes era la nįa de ojos penetrantes que permanec̕a resguardada en las escaleras de la casa de su abuela en el norte de Filadelfia mientras observaba a su familia bailar en su estrecha cocina. Le maravillaban sus t̕as, t̕os y primos, pero viv̕a aterrada por los secretos de la familia y las historias ocultas del barrio--todo esto mientras intentaba encontrar su propia voz entre el mar de lenguajes que la rodeaban, tanto en el...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bluewood Books
Pub. Date
©2002
Language
English
Description
"This book includes people from diverse backgrounds who have made their marks in various fields such as the early explorers (Pedro Menendez de Aviles and Juan Bautista de Anza) ; politics (Pio de Jesus Pico and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen) ; sports (Oscar de la Hoya and Roberto Clemente) ; entertainment (Desi Arnez and Selena) ; business (Roberto Goizueta and Romana Acosta Banuelos) ; civil rights (Martha Cotera and Cesar Chavez) ; and much more"--Publisher...
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