Features inspiring stories of the leaders who blazed trails, rewrote history, created works of art, and changed the face of America. raquo; Over 50 profiles of great Hispanic Americans are included, and each biography discusses their accomplishments, contributions, and importance. raquo; Includes such figures as Nobel prize winners Luis Walter Alvarez and Mario Molina, civil rights worker Cesar Chavez, authors Isabel Allende and Oscar Hijuelos, and performers Rita Moreno and Tito Puente. raquo; Fully illustrated with portraits and other images of profiled subjects.

A collection of short biographies on famous Hispanic Americans.

Each of the 12 posters contain a short biography.

Shows how the Hispanic Americans enrich the United States with traditions, customs, and life experiences.

The struggles and successes of ten Hispanic Americans -- sports figures, a musician, an artist, an astronaut, activists, et al. -- are compellingly portrayed in brief biographical sketches.

Pictures and briefly identifies 28 notable Hispanic Americans.

The United States has always been a diverse nation, and its demographics continue to change with time. Famous Hispanic Americans: A Proud Heritage provides readers with information about ten different Hispanic Americans who have made contributions to many aspects of the culture and history of the United States. This book can be used to teach students to summarize, to understand a text better, and to use and identify commas in a sequence.