Synopsis: From the very first Admiral of the Navy, David Farragut, to the baseball heroRoberto Clemente, to pop star Gloria Estefan, this book tells the captivatingstories of ten important and influential Hispanic Americans who have made andare making history. Black-and-white photos.

Synopsis: Hector and his best friend Mondo enjoy many exciting adventures when they take a six-day bike trip from their East Los Angeles neighborhood to the Santa Monica beach during summer vacation.

Synopsis: From the author of "Local News" comes a touching and honest novel about a young Mexican-American boy's coming of age in the shadow of the Vietnam War. Jesse and his brother, Abel, have plans for their lives--to rise above poverty and desolation by furthering their eductions.

Synopsis: Roald Dahl tells some hilarious episodes from his childhood such as the Great Mouse Plot of 1924 when he and his friends took revenge on a sweetshop owner.

Synopsis: Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Based on a true story about the author's great-great-grandfather.

Synopsis: Let the Scholastic Bookshelf be your guide through the whole range of your child's experiences- laugh with them, learn with them, read with them! Sixteen bestselling titles available now! Category- Nature In a tropical rain forest in Central America, a red-eyed tree frog spends the night looking for food while avoiding potential predators. Award-winning photographer Nic Bishop's larger-than-life, gorgeous images document the hunt, which ends…

Synopsis: Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single-engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a tattered Windbreaker and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present -- and the dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart since his parent's divorce. But now Brian has no time for anger, self pity, or despair -- it will take all his…

Synopsis: "Elizabeth Stanton's father wished that Lizzie had been a boy. That way people would have recognized her extraordinary talents and accomplishments. But Lizzie didn't want to be a boy. She just wanted girls to count as much as boys did. When she got older, Lizzie believed that women should have the same rights as men -- and that included voting! Lizzie wasn't about to stay home and do what was expected while men made all the decisions. She wasn't…