Hispanic American Heritage 2007

	Celebrate Hispanic American Heritage Month with these recommended titles by, for and about Hispanic Americans. All of these library materials are owned by the Metropolitan Library System. Log on to CyberMars with your library card to reserve any titles that interest you, or ask a librarian for assistance.
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	Sigo Siendo Yo: Grandes Exitos Anthony, Marc (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, c2006) Shelf Number: LATIN/ANT/COMPACT/DISC Sigo Siendo Yo is a well-chosen selection of Anthony's best-known material from throughout his career. One of the great salsa singers, Anthony is equally adept with up-tempo dance grooves as well as his trademark ballads.
	Solo Pienso en Ti Grupo Bryndis (DISA, c2007) Shelf Number: LATIN/GRU/COMPACT/DISC The California combo Grupo Bryndis's sunny amalgamation of Mexican love songs with 21st-century technology has made them a significant presence on the U.S. Mexican pop scene. This collection of love songs sticks close to the band's successful formula of impassioned vocals sung to cumbia rhythms accompanied by synthesizers and accordions.
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	Stories from the Hispanic Tradition (Weston Woods, c2005) Shelf Number: EASY/SOT/VIDEO/DISC This Spanish/English bilingual collection features two stories. In Chato's Kitchen = Chato y su Cena, Chato invites a family of mice to his house to share a tasty meal, but to his surprise, ends up eating tortillas and not them for dinner! In Too Many Tamales = ¡Qué Montón de Tamales! everyone is coming for Christmas dinner at Maria's house. She and her mother prepare by kneading the masa to make tamales.
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	Basic Spanish & Portuguese by DVD (MasterVision, c2005) Shelf Number: 460.3421/B3111b/VIDEO/DISC See, hear, and learn two languages on one DVD. Provides reinforcement techniques for learning basic words and phrases in Spanish and Portuguese
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	Ser un Papa (Parents Action for Children, c2005) Shelf Number: 306.8742/SE481s/SPANISH/VIDEO/DISC Host, Antonio Banderas gives Spanish-speaking fathers encouragement to participate in the development of their young children. Spanish audio and closed caption for the hearing impaired.
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	Viva! Baseball! (Viacom International, c2006) Shelf Number: 796.35764/V855v/VIDEO/DISC How Latinos shaped America's pastime. Explores the rich history of Latino players in Major League Baseball told with rare archival footage and more than 100 hours of interviews with Latino baseball legends.
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