(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. These biographies of Latino sports figures are bound to interest sports-loving readers. Rob Maaddi is a sports journalist, and the books provide vivid details about baseball (Clemente) and boxing (De La Hoya). Also included are informative scene-setting historical details and background about two men who overcame great odds to become sports heroes. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Great Hispanic Heritage titles: Oscar De La Hoya and Roberto Clemente.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. These biographies of Latino sports figures are bound to interest sports-loving readers. Rob Maaddi is a sports journalist, and the books provide vivid details about baseball (Clemente) and boxing (De La Hoya). Also included are informative scene-setting historical details and background about two men who overcame great odds to become sports heroes. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Great Hispanic Heritage titles: Oscar De La Hoya and Roberto Clemente.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. These biographies provide substantive portraits, including background information and historical context, of their subjects: beloved writer Borges, charismatic band leader Puente, and worldwide celebrity Lopez. The well-documented texts effectively combine anecdotes, quotations, and historical details. Many photographs and sidebars are also included. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Great Hispanic Heritage titles: Jorge Luis Borges, Tito Puente, and Jennifer Lopez.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. These biographies provide substantive portraits, including background information and historical context, of their subjects: beloved writer Borges, charismatic band leader Puente, and worldwide celebrity Lopez. The well-documented texts effectively combine anecdotes, quotations, and historical details. Many photographs and sidebars are also included. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Great Hispanic Heritage titles: Jorge Luis Borges, Tito Puente, and Jennifer Lopez.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. After an informative and engaging context-setting introductory chapter about the Napoleonic Wars, this biography describes what's known about Goya's early years, then delves into the painter's later life and works. The writing is notable for how it sets the scene historically while describing Goya's influences and lasting impact. Reproductions whet the appetite for more visuals. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. These biographies provide substantive portraits, including background information and historical context, of their subjects: beloved writer Borges, charismatic band leader Puente, and worldwide celebrity Lopez. The well-documented texts effectively combine anecdotes, quotations, and historical details. Many photographs and sidebars are also included. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Great Hispanic Heritage titles: Jorge Luis Borges, Tito Puente, and Jennifer Lopez.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. A great deal of biographical information and some historical context is imparted in these volumes about influential Hispanic authors who write primarily for adults but are enjoyed by many sophisticated young-adult readers. The challenging vocabulary (aquiline, parvenu, epiphany) shows that the series authors are not talking down to their readers. Scattered throughout are many photographs and helpful boxed historical asides. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Great Hispanic Heritage titles: Gabriel García Márquez and Isabel Allende.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. These biographies provide substantive portraits of their subjects: Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman to travel in space; Martí, the poet and a hero of Cuban independence; and Huerta, a union activist who fought for the right of farm workers. The well-documented texts effectively combine anecdotes, quotations, and historical details. Many photographs, some drawings, and sidebars are also included. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Great Hispanic Heritage titles: Ellen Ochoa, José Martí, and Dolores Huerta.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. This comprehensive volume examines the life of the Dominican born and bred pitcher for the Dodgers, Expos, Red Sox, and currently the Mets. There's lots of play-by-play descriptions and many action photos. The text and sidebars also relay Martinez's humorous streak, despite other media reports to the contrary. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. These biographies of two of Spain's most famous artists are notable for the way McNeese incorporates information about the artists, thinkers, and movements of the twentieth century that influenced Dali and Picasso, in addition to describing their own lasting influence. Black-and-white and color photos plus some color reproductions (better in Picasso) whet the appetite for more visuals. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Great Hispanic Heritage titles: Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. These biographies of two of Spain's most famous artists are notable for the way McNeese incorporates information about the artists, thinkers, and movements of the twentieth century that influenced Dali and Picasso, in addition to describing their own lasting influence. Black-and-white and color photos plus some color reproductions (better in Picasso) whet the appetite for more visuals. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Great Hispanic Heritage titles: Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. A great deal of biographical information and some historical context is imparted in these volumes about influential Hispanic authors who write primarily for adults but are enjoyed by many sophisticated young-adult readers. The challenging vocabulary (aquiline, parvenu, epiphany) shows that the series authors are not talking down to their readers. Scattered throughout are many photographs and helpful boxed historical asides. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Great Hispanic Heritage titles: Gabriel García Márquez and Isabel Allende.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. Sosa is a complicated subject. Despite undeniable achievements as a homerun hitter, he's been embroiled in unresolved controversies involving using a corked bat, possibly using steroids, and mishandling funds in his charitable foundation. This book doesn't shy away from Sosa's difficulties but convincingly advocates for his popularity as a poor boy who's risen high. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. This well-researched biography offers a complex look at the Mexican American musician in terms of his career and his interactions with other musicians. Using many quotations that are duly noted in addition to photographs and sidebars, this volume provides insight into Santana's childhood, music, and his spiritual journeys. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. These biographies provide substantive portraits of their subjects: Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman to travel in space; Martí, the poet and a hero of Cuban independence; and Huerta, a union activist who fought for the right of farm workers. The well-documented texts effectively combine anecdotes, quotations, and historical details. Many photographs, some drawings, and sidebars are also included. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Great Hispanic Heritage titles: Ellen Ochoa, José Martí, and Dolores Huerta.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. These biographies provide substantive portraits of their subjects: Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman to travel in space; Martí, the poet and a hero of Cuban independence; and Huerta, a union activist who fought for the right of farm workers. The well-documented texts effectively combine anecdotes, quotations, and historical details. Many photographs, some drawings, and sidebars are also included. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Great Hispanic Heritage titles: Ellen Ochoa, José Martí, and Dolores Huerta.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. These absorbing biographies elucidate what made the celebrated Mexican artists indispensable to one another throughout their long, tempestuous relationship. The authors also offer unobtrusive interpretations of both the political climates in which the artists toiled and the work itself. These books are illustrated with archival photos and fine reproductions of the subjects' work. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Great Hispanic Heritage titles: Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.]

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. These absorbing biographies elucidate what made the celebrated Mexican artists indispensable to one another throughout their long, tempestuous relationship. The authors also offer unobtrusive interpretations of both the political climates in which the artists toiled and the work itself. These books are illustrated with archival photos and fine reproductions of the subjects' work. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Great Hispanic Heritage titles: Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.]

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. This keen biography of the author of Don Quixote, arguably the template for the modern novel, dutifully reports on a life plagued with battlefield injury, imprisonment, excommunication from the Catholic church, and other spirit-crushing embarrassments. Scattered throughout are archival illustrations and modern-day photos of relevant sites, boxed historical touchstones about Cervantes's era, and excerpts from his work. Reading list, timeline. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) YA Great Hispanic Heritage series. This biography of the famed Spanish conquistador, about whom there exist few primary sources, lucidly deals with the murkiness surrounding the motive for his journeys to America: was it, as legend has it, to find the fountain of youth, or was it wealth and prestige? Scattered throughout are maps, archival portraits and illustrations, and helpful boxed historical asides on the era. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram