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"Latin America is home to both the amazing Amazon rain forest and areas of desert where rain has never been recorded. Readers will learn about the varied landscapes of Latin America, from the Atacama Desert to the brilliant Caribbean coasts to the awesome Andes Mountains. In learning about major cities, such as Mexico City, readers will discover the ways people have changed the Earth to fit their needs, and the challenges they've faced in doing so....
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Spanning more than two hundred years, An African American and Latinx History of the United States is a revolutionary, politically charged narrative history arguing that the "Global South" was crucial to the development of America as we know it. Ortiz challenges the notion of westward progress, as exalted by widely taught formulations such as "manifest destiny" and "Jacksonian democracy," and shows how placing African American, Latinx, and Indigenous...
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This title covers the major drivers of the Latin American region s economy, including exports of agricultural products, petroleum and minerals, and manufactured goods, along with the service and tourism industries. Despite recent improvements, the Latin American economy remains dependent on commodity exports to the West, presenting a challenge to the region s long-term future. When used in the classroom, this resource provides readers with the tools...
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This title authoritatively recounts the main events in the history of Latin America and highlights the men and women who played key roles in the establishment and growth of the region. Though long inhabited only by various Amerindian tribes, Latin America was transformed by the arrival of Europeans, who built colonial empires across the region beginning in the sixteenth century. Much of Latin America secured its independence in the early nineteenth...
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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Chapter Books and Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Hispanic Heritage for Kids
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
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Hispanic Heritage for Kids
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
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"A collection of three Latin American folktales retold in graphic novel form"--
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The modern period of history is often considered to have begun with the Renaissance, one of the rare periods of genius in the world s history. This volume traces the Renaissance from its beginnings in Italy in the fourteenth century to its spread across the rest of Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Along with the rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman writing, the Renaissance represented a new age in the fields of science, literature,...
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"In recent years, there has been a surge in scientific and technological development in Latin America. This region's contributions to global advancement have made an impact on economics far beyond its countries' borders. Using engaging text and eye-catching photographs, this book takes readers on a trip through the technological and economic past and future of Latin America. Readers will explore how recent growth in these fields is improving the area's...
9) Christmas
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"Christmas is celebrated all around the world. But celebrations in Latin America and in Hispanic communities have their own special traditions. Families walk door to door for Las Posadas. Kids put out treats for the Three Wise Men and their camels, and they receive gifts the next morning. It is a time for joy and giving. Colorful photographs allow readers to be transported to Christmas scenes in Latin America, and accessible text allows them to explore...
10) Salsa stories
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A collection of stories within the story of a family celebration where the guests relate their memories of growing up in various Latin American countries. Also contains recipes. Salsa music blares from the stereo. One by one, friends and family, who come from all around Latin America, arrive at Carmen Teresa's house to cook, dance, gossip, and play dominoes. And the New Year's Day celebration begins. When a neighbor gives Carmen Teresa a blank notebook...
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The crowd sways to the melodic strumming of a bossa nova guitarist. A vocalist belts out lyrics that blend English and Spanish. Couples dance to salsa's syncopated rhythms. These are the sounds of Latin music. Before Latin music exploded into the mainstream in the 1990s, it was on the sidelines of American pop. Ritchie Valens fused Latin dance music with rock. Julio Iglesias popularized Latin ballads in the United States. And Gloria Estefan was the...
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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
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Menéndez shares information about influential Latinas from all over Latin America and across the United States. Each two-page spread includes a full-page drawing of the woman as a child; the second page contains a brief biography of the woman, and highlights her contributions to history. These women followed their dreams-- and just might encourage you to follow yours! -- Adapted from jacket and perusal of book.
"A celebration of Latinas and Latin...
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Christmas is a major holiday celebrated in many different ways from culture to culture, and even from family to family. This book takes readers on a colorful adventure through the way different countries in Latin America celebrate this holiday. The text especially highlights the unique tradition that honors the Three Wise Men and the nine-day celebration that honors Mary and Joseph's search for a place for Jesus to be born. Beautiful, vivid photographs...
14) Carnival
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"The bright colors and lively festivities of Carnival are yearly traditions in Latin America. In this book, readers will learn about the history and meaning behind Carnival, as well as the ways in which it is celebrated on the mainland of South and Central America and in the Caribbean islands. Huge parades, costumes with feathers and gems, and native music make Carnival a very special time in Latin America. Learning about how Carnival is celebrated...
15) Celia Cruz
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"Meet the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz-once just a girl from Havana, Cuba, who loved to sing. Her soulful voice, compelling charm, and unstoppable determination led to her meteoric rise to fame, opening the door for Latinx performers everywhere. Her booming career took her from the Sonora Matancera to the Fania All-Stars, with the rising popularity of salsa, a genre born of Afro-Cuban musical stylings. Six decades and more than seventy albums later,...
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Cinco de Mayo
Hispanic Heritage Month 2022
September - Celebrate National Hispanic-Heritage Month - YOUTH
Hispanic Heritage Month 2022
September - Celebrate National Hispanic-Heritage Month - YOUTH
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Briefly introduces Hispanic Americans and discusses nine Hispanic holidays. Includes instructions for making a piñata.
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These are the stories of the native peoples of the Americas who at once found themselves ruled by Sopain. And this is a glimpse of the literature that blossomed with the blending race, their culture, their religion, and their language, and came to be embraced as their own.
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