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  • Frida Kahlo: An Artist Celebrates Life

    Deborah Kent

    Library Binding (Child's World, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Frida Kahlo's life was lived with passion and feeling, her wild imagination gave birth to some of the most vivid and alive art the world has ever known. Kids will learn about the many difficulties in her life that she faced with courage and fierce determination to become one of the most important artists of the last century.
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  • The Conquistadores: Building a Spanish Empire in the Americas

    R. Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Introduces the lives, actions, and impact of the Spanish explorers of the Americas, who were known as the conquistadores.
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  • David Farragut: First Admiral Of The U.S. Navy

    R Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (The Childs World Inc, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Presents the life and accomplishments of the naval officer for whom Congress created the rank of full admiral.
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  • The Alamo: The Fight over Texas

    Ann Gaines

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, May 1, 2003)
    Describes the history of the famous Alamo, which was built as a mission, but later used as a fort, the battle fought there, and its significance for the history of the United States.
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  • America's Latinos: Their Rich History, Culture, and Traditions

    Julie Amparano, Penny Dann

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Introduces the history, culture, and customs of America's Latinos.
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  • Cuban Refugees: Cuban Roots, American Freedoms

    Deborah Kent

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Jan. 1, 2005)
    The island nation of Cuba lies less than 100 miles off the coast of Florida. Since the revolution in 1959 that created a Communist government in Cuba, many Cubans have immigrated to the United States. Cuban Refugees: Cuban Roots, American Freedoms introduces readers to the history of the people who have created a vibrant Cuban-American community in our country.
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  • Cesar E. Chavez: The Fight for Farm Workers' Rights

    Ann Gaines

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Traces the life and accomplishments of Mexican American labor leader Câesar Châavez, who founded the United Farm Workers union to promote better wages and working conditions for migrants and other farm workers.
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  • The Changing Face of America: Hispanic Roots, Hispanic Pride

    Deborah Kent

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Hispanic presence and influence in American culture has never been greater than right now. The Changing Face of America traces the earliest years of Hispanic presence in the US to the sprawling and diverse population of Hispanic America felt all over the United States today.
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  • Christopher Columbus: Opening the Americas to European Exploration

    Michael Burgan

    Library Binding (Child's World, Jan. 1, 2004)
    We all know that in 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue and forever changed the world when he accidentally discovered North America. Now kids can get the whole story about the voyage of Columbus and how his discovery shaped the course of history.
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  • Spanish Missionaries: Bringing Spanish Culture to the Americas

    R Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Child's World, Jan. 1, 2005)
    From the 1500s to the early 1800s, Spain claimed large areas of South America and North America. In Spanish Missionaries: Bringing Spanish Culture to the Americas, readers learn about the men who traveled throughout Spanish territory, creating settlements and spreading Christianity and the Spanish way of life to Native Americans along the way.
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