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Books in Fact Finders, Biographies, Great Hispanics series

  • Evelyn Cisneros: Prima Ballerina

    Katherine Krohn

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Provides an introduction to the life and biography of Evelyn Cisneros, the famous Hispanic American ballet dancer.
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  • Eva Peron: First Lady of the People

    Kremena Spengler

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Provides an introduction to the life and biography of Eva Peron, a popular entertainer and first lady in Argentina.
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  • Pancho Villa: Rebel of the Mexican Revolution

    Mary Englar

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Provides an introduction to the life and biography of Pancho Villa, the Mexican outlaw who played an important role in the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
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  • Oscar de la Hoya: The Golden Boy

    Jeff Savage

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Provides an introduction to Oscar De La Hoya, the Hispanic American boxer who rose from a life of poverty to become a world-famous athlete.
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  • Gloria Estefan: Singing Sensation

    Tim O'Shei

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2006)
    O'Shei, Tim
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  • Roberto Clemente: Baseball Legend

    Nicholas M. Healy

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Provides an introduction to the life and biography of Roberto Clemente, the baseball superstar from Puerto Rico who is remembered for his talent on the field and his humanitarian efforts off the field.
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  • Junipero Serra: Explorer And Missionary

    Tyler Schumacher

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Provides an introduction to the life and biography of Junipero Serra, the Spanish explorer and missionary who established nine missions along the California coast.
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  • Ellen Ochoa: Pioneering Astronaut

    Lissa Johnston

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Provides an introduction to the life and biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first female Hispanic astronaut.
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  • Frida Kahlo: Painter of Strength

    Lissa Johnston

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Provides an introduction to the life and biography of the famous Mexican painter and artist, Frida Kahlo, including how she overcame polio, and injuries from a near-fatal accident.
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  • Cesar Chavez: Champion of Workers

    Tyler Schumacher

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Provides an introduction to the life and biography of Cesar Chavez, the Mexican American activist who founded the first successful farm workers' union in the United States.
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  • Pancho Villa: Rebel of the Mexican Revolution

    Mary L. Englar

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Provides an introduction to the life and biography of Pancho Villa, the Mexican outlaw who played an important role in the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
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  • Ellen Ochoa: Pioneering Astronaut

    Lissa Johnston

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Provides an introduction to the life and biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first female Hispanic astronaut.
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