Since 1988 the United States has celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15th to October 15th. National Hispanic Heritage month celebrates the history, culture, and important contributions of people whose ancestors and families come from Spain, Mexico, and many other Spanish-speaking nations in the Caribbean, Central, and South America.
The books below spotlight just some very important Hispanic people and exemplify just how wide-ranging their contributions have been to political, scientific, social, and cultural life.
Turning Pages: My Life Story by Sonia Sotomayor
- Puerto Rican - First Hispanic to serve as Justice on the United States Supreme Court
Side By Side: The Story of Dolores Huerta and César Chávez by Monica Brown
- Mexican - Labor Leaders and Civil Rights Activists
Marti's Song for Freedom by Emma Otheguy
- Cuban - Poet and Nationalist Leader
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh
- Mexican & Puerto Rican - Civil Rights Activist
My Name is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz by Monica Brown
- Cuban - Queen of Salsa Music
When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana by Michael James Mahin
- Mexican - First Hispanic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee
Tito Puente, Mambo King by Monica Brown
- Puerto Rican - Percussionist King of Latin Music
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln by Margarita Engle
- Venezuelan - Classical pianist & composer
My Name is Gabriela: The Life of Gabriela Mistral by Monica Brown
- Chilean - The first Latin American author to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature
- Puerto Rican - The first Latin American inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Astronaut Ellen Ochoa by Heather E. Schwartz
- Mexican - The first Hispanic woman to go to space & the first Hispanic director of Johnson Space Center.
My Name is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez by Monica Brown
- Colombian - Nobel Prize winning novelist
Bravo!: Poems About Amazing Hispanics by Margarita Engle
- More than 20 biographical poems about Hispanics from different countries and backgrounds.
- Did you know that more than 20% of MLB players are hispanic? These are some of their stories.
Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes by Juan Felipe Herrera
- Highlights the contributions of 20 important Hispanic women and men.
Be Bold! Be Brave! 11 Latinas Who Made U.S. History by Naibe Reynoso
- Highlighting 11 important firsts by Latina Women.