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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