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Viva Frida!
With spare text and vibrant illustrations, this book examines Frida Kahlo’s creative process.

Dreamers
An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story.–Provided by publisher

Separate is never equal
Almost 10 years before Brown vs. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez and her parents helped end school segregation in California. An American citizen of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage who spoke and wrote perfect English, Mendez was denied enrollment to a “Whites only”; school. Her parents took action by organizing the Hispanic community and filing a lawsuit in federal district court. Their success eventually brought an end to the era of segregated education in California.

Harvesting hope
A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty -eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers’ miserable working conditions.

Martín de Porres
The story of Saint Martín de Porres–an endearing tale of perseverance, faith, and triumph over racial and economic prejudice.

My diary from here to there
A young girl describes her feelings when her father decides to leave their home in Mexico to look for work in the United States

Diego: Bigger Than Life
The life and work of the artist Diego Rivera is told through chronological poems that capture salient points in his life.–Provided by publisher

My name is Celia
A bilingual portrait of the "Queen of Salsa" describes her childhood in Cuba, her musical career, and her move to the United States, and explains how her music brought her native Cuba to the world

Me, Frida
"Like a tiny bird in a big city, Firda Kahlo (1907-1954) feels lost and lonely when she arrives in San Francisco with her husband, the famous artist Diego Rivera. It’s her first time away from Mexico. Frieda wants to be a painter, too, and as she explores San Francisco on her own, she discovers more than the beauty of America–she finds the inspiration to become one of the most celebrated artists of all time"–Back cover