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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	Farmworker's Daughter: Growing Up Mexican in America Guilbault, Rose Castillo (Heyday Books,c2006) Shelf Number: 305.48868/G953f/BIOGRAPHY An award-winning broadcast journalist tells her life story, from her difficult childhood as a young immigrant to her realization of the American Dream.
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	Improving Schools for Latinos: Creating Better Learning Environments Valverde, Leonard A (Rowman & Littlefield Education,c2006) Shelf Number: 371.82968/V2158i Practical suggestions for parents, teachers, and business and community leaders, to help them improve schools serving Latino students, especially students of Mexican descent.
	Latin American Posters: Public Aesthetics and Mass Politics Russ Davidson, editor, with essays by David Craven (Museum of New Mexico Press, c2006) Shelf Number: 741.67/L3573l Beautifully illustrated representation of Latin American posters, some reflecting the political protest and social radicalism of the 1960s and 1970s in Cuba, Nicaragua, Chile, El Salvador, and numerous other countries.
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	Latin Chic: Entertaining with Style and Sass Carolina Buia (Rayo/HarperCollins, c2005) Shelf Number: 642.4/B932l Provides plans for ten parties with a Latin American theme, including menus, recipes, suggestions for decorations and music.
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	Mambo Mixers: Recipes for 50 Luscious Latin Cocktails and 20 tantalizing Tapas Arlen Gargagliano (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, c2005) Shelf Number: 641.874/G2317m An introduction to Latin American cocktail culture instructs readers on how to prepare such drinks as the Kiwi Caipirinha, Classic Cuban Daiquiri, and Peruvian Winter Wine.
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	Parenting with Pride, Latino Style: How to Help Your Child Cherish Cultural Values and Succeed in Today’s World Carmen Vazquez (Rayo/HarperCollins, c2004) Shelf Number: 649.1/V3933p A child-rearing primer for Latino-American parents outlines the author's method which discusses how parents can raise children with classical Latino values of pride, family loyalty, and courtesy while incorporating the opportunities of North American culture.
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