Research Guides: Education Resource Area: Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month Education Resource Area Books Display

Hispanic Heritage Month ERA Book Displays

Latin American Literature

Gathering the Sun by Alma Flor Ada; Simon Silva (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780688170677
Publication Date: 2001-10-09
In simple words and sun-drenched paintings, Alma Flor Ada and Simón Silva take us into the fields and orchards, and into the lives of the people who work them. Simple poems in Spanish and English, one for each letter of the Spanish alphabet, describe the wonder of the vegetable and fruit farms. K-5
Big Moon Tortilla by Joy Cowley; Dyanne Strongbow (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781590780374
Publication Date: 2002-09-01
K-4
The Night of Las Posadas by Tomie dePaola (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780698119017
Publication Date: 2001-09-24
Sister Angie organizes a celebration of Las Posadas to reenact the night Jesus was born. But this year a snowstorm hits, and only a miracle can save the show. K-4
The Kite by Luis Garay
ISBN: 9780887765032
Publication Date: 2002-04-09
2-4
Cuadros de Familia by Carmen Lomas Garza (Illustrator); Pat Mora (Afterword by); Sandra Cisneros (Introduction by)
ISBN: 9780892392070
Publication Date: 2005-03-16
Family Picturesis the story of Carmen Lomas Garza's girlhood: celebrating birthdays, making tamales, finding a hammerhead shark on the beach, picking cactus, going to a fair in Mexico, and confiding to her sister her dreams of becoming an artist.K-4
Carlos and the Squash Plant by Jeanne Arnold (Illustrator); Jan Romero Stevens
ISBN: 9780873586252
Publication Date: 1995-08-01
Set in northern New Mexico, young Carlos refuses to take a bath after his farm work each day, until a plant sprouts in his ear. K-4
Frida by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand; Frida Kahlo (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0761453369
Publication Date: 2007-11-01
Frida Kahlo, a native of Mexico, is described here in biographical poems accompanied by her own artwork.
In the Land of the Jaguar by Gena K. Gorrell; Andrej Krystoforski (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0887767567
Publication Date: 2007-09-11

Library Databases

Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 1 This link opens in a new window
Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection is an archive of publications focused exclusively on U.S. Hispanic history, literature and culture from colonial times until 1960. Available in two series, Series 1 focuses on the creative life of U.S. Latinos and Hispanics. Content is written, indexed and searchable in Spanish and English.
Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2 This link opens in a new window
Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection is an archive of publications focused exclusively on U.S. Hispanic history, literature and culture from colonial times until 1960. Available in two series, Series 2 focuses on Hispanic American civil rights, religion and women’s rights from the 18th through the 20th century. Content is written, indexed and searchable in Spanish and English.
Global Breaking Newswires This link opens in a new window
Global Breaking Newswires is a library news product which provides timely access to newswire content available globally as well as growing archive of news that may not be captured in any of the traditional print sources.
Global Issues This link opens in a new window
Provides a variety of source types on international issues including reference works, academic journal, magazine and newspaper articles, videos, audio files, statistics, and vetted websites. Full-text.
Latin America & Iberia Database This link opens in a new window
Ongoing full-text academic journals published in Latin American countries, Spain, and Portugal. The subjects cover major areas of study, including business, science, technology, engineering, social sciences, education, and humanities.
Latino Literature: Poetry, Drama and Fiction This link opens in a new window
Contains over 130,000 pages of poetry and fiction, and over 450 plays, including nearly 800 previously unpublished items. Works are in English and Spanish by Chicaon, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican and other Latinx authors working in the United States.

Arts and Culture

LIBROS EN ESPAÑOL : SSU Library IDEA DEN November 2019 Display

Music Index This link opens in a new window
Indexes articles from more than 705 international music periodicals on all aspects of classical & popular music. 1970-present. Updated regularly.
ArtSTOR
Please see JSTOR for ArtSTOR content.
Culinary Arts This link opens in a new window
The Culinary Arts collection includes major cooking and nutrition magazines, culinary journals and several Delmar Reference titles. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

Latin American Literature

Cinco de Mayo by Linda Lowery; Barbara Knutson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781575057644
Publication Date: 2005-03-01
Deciding what to play against the Spanish Game (classically known as the Ruy Lopez) is a perennial problem for those who play 'open games' as Black.1-4
Oye Al Desierto by Pat Mora; Francisco X. Mora (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780618111442
Publication Date: 2001-03-19
"A bilingual account of some of the animals and sounds commonly found in the Southwestern desert. K-4
Tomas and the Library Lady by Pat Mora; Raúl Colón (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780375803499
Publication Date: 2000-02-22
A Common Core Exemplar Text by an award-winning author-illustrator team Tomás is a son of migrant workers. K-4
First Day in Grapes by L. King Perez; Robert Casilla (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781584300458
Publication Date: 2002-09-01
1-5
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
ISBN: 9780439120425
Publication Date: 2002-05-01
A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment. Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. 3-6
Big Bushy Mustache by Gary Soto
ISBN: 9780679880301
Publication Date: 1998-04-14
K-4
Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto; Ed Martinez (Illustrator); Gary Soto
ISBN: 9780698114128
Publication Date: 1996-08-08
k-4
Cinco de Mayo by Maria C. Urrutia; Rebeca Orozo
ISBN: 9780888994844
Publication Date: 2002-03-13
Cinco de Mayo (the fifth of May) is one of the most celebrated days in the Mexican calendar, but its history and significance are not often fully understood. k-4
Angelina's Island by Jeanette Winter
ISBN: 0374303495
Publication Date: 2007-04-17
Jamaica
Migrant by José Manual Mateo; Javier Martínez Pedro (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781419709579
Publication Date: 2014-04-15

Streaming Videos

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
A collection of streaming films and video segments in the humanities & social sciences, business & economics, science & mathematics, health & medicine, technical education, family & consumer sciences, careers & job searching, and guidance & counseling. Closed captions and/or interactive transcripts are available for many, but not all, titles.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Search for Latin American Studies
https://salemstate.kanopy.com/category/622

Internet Resources

eBooks | Print Books

Latin American Cultural Studies: a Reader by Jens Andermann (Editor); Ben Bollig (Editor); Lorraine Leu (Editor); Daniel Mosquera (Editor); Rory O'Bryen (Editor); David M. J. Wood (Editor)
ISBN: 9780415786522
Publication Date: 2017-08-31
New Approaches to Latin American Studies by Juan Poblete
ISBN: 9781138067967
Publication Date: 2017-09-14
Latinx Lives in Hemsipheric Context by Maria A. Windell
ISBN: 9781478003588
Publication Date: 2018-09-20
The Translational Turn by Marta E. Sanchez
ISBN: 9780822965510
Publication Date: 2019-01-22
Latinx Theater in the Times of Neoliberalism by Patricia A. Ybarra
ISBN: 9780810136458
Publication Date: 2017-11-15
Masquerade and Social Justice in Contemporary Latin American Fiction by Helene Carol Weldt-Basson
ISBN: 9780826358158
Publication Date: 2017-05-01