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By Lulu Delacre, Sonia Sotomayor. 2018
La primera latina en la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos, Sonia Sotomayor recuerda la influencia formativa de los libros…
en su vida. Ella explora cómo su amor por la literatura le proporcionó la inspiración para realizar sus sueños. Para grados 2-4By Univision, Armando A. Olmedo. 2017
A concise guide by an attorney and a journalist that clearly explains various topics related to legal immigration to the…
United States--including citizenship, residency, and the responsibilities and rights of immigrants. Spanish language. 2017By Cesar Millan. 2017
Dog trainer and author of Cesar's Way (DB 62405) talks about the dogs that have made the biggest impact on…
his life. Includes Daisy, the dog that helped him get his first job, and Daddy, the pit bull featured on his TV show Dog Whisperer. Spanish language. 2017By Juan Pablo Escobar, Sebastián Marroquín. 2014
An intimate portrait of the Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar Gaviria (1949-1993), written by his son, revealing the side that…
his father presented to his family, while exploring the violence that he engendered in his country and the world. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2014A guide to juices and juicing by Univision nutrition and exercise expert Claudia Molina. Molina shares her favorite juice recipes,…
the nutrition habits she has followed since her teens, and the exercises that she practices frequently to promote health, wellness, and natural beauty. Spanish langage. 2016By Mirta Ojito. 2014
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explores the 2008 murder of thirty-year-old Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero in Patchogue, New York. Killed by a…
group of teenagers, Lucero became a symbol of a broken immigration system, intolerance, and bigotry focused on foreigners in the United States. Violence and strong language. Spanish language. 2014By José Fernandez, José Fernández. 2013
By Sonia Sotomayor. 2013
Memoir of United States Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor (born 1954). Recalls growing up with her Puerto Rican family in…
the Bronx and being diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Discusses her family life, education at Princeton and Yale, and becoming a district court judge in 1992. Spanish language. 2013By Adamari Lopez, Adamari López. 2013
La actriz puertorriqueña quien alcanzó la fama como estrella en telenovelas narra su batalla con el cáncer de mama. López…
refleja como su vida anterior se derrumbó tras su diagnóstico y cómo perseveró a través de su amor a su madre y su hijaBy Jane L. Delgado. 2012
La presidenta de la Alianza Nacional para la Salud de los Hispanos presenta información y consejos para el tratamiento de…
la artritis . Cubre las variedades de esta enfermedad inflamatoria, los cambios de estilo de vida útiles, y una programa de diez puntos para promover la salud. Incluye una lista de recursos. Con una introducción por el Dr. John H. KlippelBy Michael Pollan. 2013
Journalist offers a set of rules for making healthy food choices that draws from a variety of ethnic and cultural…
traditions. Discusses the link between diet and health and suggests that people renounce or modify the Western diet of highly processed foods and meat. Spanish language. 2012By Ana María Polo, Ana Maria Dra. Polo. 2010
Letters sent to attorney and famed Latin American television judge Ana María Polo that were deemed too explicit or controversial…
to air on her show "Caso Cerrado." Includes Polo's advice on relationship and legal issues. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2010By Jeffrey Zaslow, Mark Kelly, Gabrielle Giffords, Gabrielle D Giffords. 2012
Arizona congresswoman Giffords and her husband, astronaut Kelly, describe their lives before and after the near-fatal shooting of Giffords in…
January 2011. They discuss their anguish over the other victims, Kelly's support during Giffords's recovery, and Giffords's determination to return to work. Some violence and some strong language. Some violence, some strong language. Bestseller. 2011By Rodrigo Munoz, Hilton M. Hudson, James W. Reed, Ana I. Quintero del Rio. 2008
A doctor specializing in hypertension and a cardiothoracic surgeon provide advice for maintaining healthy blood pressure. Written for Latinos, this…
guide explains the causes, risk factors, and impact of hypertension and provides medication options, diet tips, and tools for reducing stress, including spirituality and prayer. Spanish language. 2008By Rev Luis Cortes. 2006
El reverendo Cortés es jefe de una corporación religiosa que se trata con asuntos de la comunidad. Aquí sigue los…
pasos de una familia ficticia cuando uno de ellos contrae el VIH. Así debaten los temas familiares, sociales, emocionales, y espirituales de una enfermedad sin cura. Enfatizan la prevención, la educación, la compasión, el tratamiento adecuado, y la acción comunal. Incluye fuentes para mayor informaciónExplains how laws are made in the United States, the difference between federal and state laws, the difference between civil…
and criminal law, how the judicial system works, how contracts are made, and how the legal system affects all areas of daily life. Spanish language. 2006Explains what a child-support order is and discusses measures that can be taken to collect child support. Includes information on…
how to establish paternity, calculate payments, maintain or change child-support orders, and deal with enforcement agencies. Spanish language. 2007By Debbie M. Schell, Kurt A. Wagner. 2007
Dos abogados de inmigración enseñan las maneras de obtener visas para entrar en Estados Unidos. Describen visas de inmigrante y…
no inmigrante, visas para visitantes, visas de estudiante, visas de trabajo, y visas por vínculos familiares. También presenta información sobre formularios de visas y dónde conseguirlosBy Allan Wernick. 2005
Immigration lawyer provides updated information for legal immigration to the United States. Includes instructions for obtaining visas, green cards, and…
citizenship. Explains what helps and hinders the process, when a lawyer is needed, how interviews are conducted, and where to get more information. Spanish language. 2005By Jacqueline Laks Gorman, Tatiana Acosta, Guillermo Gutiérrez. 2002
Describe el trabajo del dentista y cómo el dentista ayuda a la gente. Explica qué se puede esperar cuando se…
visita al dentista. Para niños preescolares hasta el grado 2. Edición bilingüe en inglés y español