Hispanic Heritage Month
Supporting Rio teachers with resources for monthly celebrations
September
Hispanic Heritage Month
Children Books
Elementary
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez Neal (Fiction; picture book)
Areli is a Dreamer by Areli Morales (Fiction- based on the author’s life; picture book)
Isabel and Her Colores Go to School by Alexandra Alessandri (Fiction; picture book)
Juana & Lucas Big Problemas by Juana Medina (Fic; Early Reader/Chapter Book for Young Readers)
Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Takes Off by Jacqueline Jules (Fic; Early Reader/Chapter Book for Young Readers)
Danza!: Amalia Hernandez and el Ballet Folklorico de Mexico !: Amalia Hernandez and el Ballet Folklorico de Mexico by Duncan Tonatiuh (BIO/NF; Picture Books for Older Readers)
Middle School
Lowriders in Space series by Raul the Third (Graphic Novel, grades 3-6)
Gaby, Lost and Found by Angela Cervantes (FIC; grades 6-8)
Merci Suarez Can’t Dance by Meg Medina (FIC; grades 6-8)
Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Alberto Hernandez (FIC; grades 6-8)
Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros (FIC; grades 6-8)
Lety Out Loud by Angela Cervantes (FIC; grades 6-8)
The First Rule of Punk by Celia Perez (FIC; grades 6-8)
K-8
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez Neal (Fiction; picture book)
Areli is a Dreamer by Areli Morales (Fiction- based on the author’s life; picture book)
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh (BIO/NF; Picture Books for Older Readers)
Juana & Lucas Big Problemas by Juana Medina (Fic; Early Reader/Chapter Book for Young Readers)
Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Takes Off by Jacqueline Jules (Fic; Early Reader/Chapter Book for Young Readers)
Danza!: Amalia Hernandez and el Ballet Folklorico de Mexico !: Amalia Hernandez and el Ballet Folklorico de Mexico by Duncan Tonatiuh (BIO/NF; Picture Books for Older Readers)
Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth by Duncan Tonatiuh (Mythology; Picture Books for Older Readers)
Lowriders in Space series by Raul the Third (Graphic Novel, grades 3-6)
Stella Diaz Dreams Big by Angela Dominguez (FIC; grades 3-6)
Merci Suarez Can’t Dance by Meg Medina (FIC; grades 6-8)
Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Alberto Hernandez (FIC; grades 6-8)
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