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Publication: 16 Extraordinary Hispanic Americans

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Title: 16 Extraordinary Hispanic Americans
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Publisher: J. Weston Walch Publisher
Year: 1995
Number of Pages 131
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ISBN: 0825128250 (could not enter in database)
16 biographies for prominent 20th century Latino/Hispanic
Americans.  Each biography is present in a concise manner,
with photographs and straightforward vocabulary.  Each
biography has five parts: the story, a "Remembering the
Facts" Q&A, an "Understanding the Story" Q&A, a "Getting
the Main Idea" prompt, and "Applying What You've Learned." 
Featured biographies:
Cesar Chavez -- Joan Baez -- Ellen Ochoa -- Jaime Escalente
-- Edward James Olmos -- Judy Baca -- Sandra Cisneros --
Roberto Clemente -- Antonia Hernandez -- Lupe Anguiano --
Henry B. Gonzalez -- Roberto Goizueta -- Rita Moreno --
Antonia Novello -- Jose Feliciano -- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
Topics / Keywords: children and youth literature, materials, nonfiction, biography, studying and teaching, Hispanic Americans, history
Section: Child & Youth Lit
Resource Type: Materials/Learner Writings
Location: Bookshelves
Copies: 2
Entry Date: July 5th 2006
Last Updated: April 2nd 2008

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