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May is Latino Books Month, a time to read and learn about Hispanic issues. To help encourage people to read books by and for Latinos, the United States Government Printing Office offers for sale the following useful publications in Spanish and English. Sign up to receive Minorities email updates. Bienvenidos a los Estados Unidos: Guia Para Inmigrantes Nuevos Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Description: This publication contains basic information to help immigrants settle in the United States. It provides a general summary of rights, responsibilities, and procedures related to permanent residents. It also summarizes important information about legal status and agencies and organizations that provide documents or essential services. Year/Pages: 2007: 100 p.; ill. Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants, 2007 Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Description: This publication contains basic information to help immigrants settle in the United States. It provides a general summary of rights, responsibilities, and procedures related to permanent residents. It also summarizes important information about legal status and agencies and organizations that provide documents or essential services. Year/Pages: 2007: 122 p.; ill. revised ed. Minerals Yearbook, 2008, V. 3: Area Reports: International, Latin America and Canada Publisher: Interior Dept., Geological Survey Description: Contains the latest mineral data on the countries of Latin America and Canada. It discusses the importance of minerals to the economies of these nations. Includes production and industry structure tables, information about government policies and programs, and an outlook section. Year/Pages: 2010: 208 p. Beneficios Federales Para Veteranos Sus Dependientes y Sobrevivientes, 2010 Publisher: Veterans Affairs Dept. Description: Describes federal benefits available to veterans and their dependents as of January 1, 2010. Year/Pages: 2010: 189 p. Price: $5.00 Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors, 2010 Publisher: Veterans Affairs Dept. Description: Describes federal benefits available to veterans and their dependents as of January 1, 2010. Year/Pages: 2010: 177 p. Price: $5.00 Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-1995 (Clothbound) Publisher: Congress, Joint Committee on Printing Description: Provides a brief biography of every Hispanic American who served in Congress, along with their pictures, from Jose Manuel Gellegos, elected as a Delegate from the New Mexico Territory in 1853, through Romualdo Pacheco, who began serving in 1877 as the first Hispanic Representative to Congress, to the array of Senators and Representatives elected in the 20th century. These clear and concise profiles illustrate each Member's contributions to the United States Government from the pre-Civil war era until the 1990's. Year/Pages: 1995: 144 p.; ill. Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-1995 (Paperbound) Publisher: Congress, Joint Committee on Printing Description: Provides a brief biography of every Hispanic American who served in Congress, along with their pictures, from Jose Manuel Gellegos, elected as a Delegate from the New Mexico Territory in 1853, through Romualdo Pacheco, who began serving in 1877 as the first Hispanic Representative to Congress, to the array of Senators and Representatives elected in the 20th century. These clear and concise profiles illustrate each Member's contributions to the United States Government from the pre-Civil war era until the 1990's. Year/Pages: 1995: 144 p.; ill. Forts of Old San Juan: San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: Tells the story of the evolution of the defenses of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the role they played in helping to safeguard Spanish possessions in the Caribbean from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Year/Pages: 1995: 80 p.; ill. Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Office of Disease Prevention ad Health Promotion Description: This brochure is a bilingual guidebook, developed in Spanish, based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and also translated into English. Sold in packages of 25 copies under this stock number. Year/Pages: 2008: 28 p.; ill. Etica Comercial: Manual Sobre La Administracion De Una Empresa Comercial Responsable Publisher: Commerce Dept., International Trade Administration Description: Spanish version of: Business Ethics, A Manual for Managing a Responsible Business Enterprise in Emerging Market Economies. This manual explores how a business ethics program helps owners, managers, and their professional advisers build an enterprise to meet emerging global standards of responsible business conduct. It builds on three essential concepts to help busy owners and managers design and implement business ethics programs for their unique enterprises. Year/Pages: 2009: 365 p. Las Drogas, El Cerebro y El Comportamiento: La Ciencia De La Adiccion Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., National Institute on Drug Abuse Description: Spanish language edition of: Drugs, Brain, and Behavior, The Science of Addiction. This booklet provides scientific information about the disease of drug addiction, including the many harmful consequences of drug abuse and the basic approaches that have been developed to prevent and treat the disease. Year/Pages: 2008: 32 p.; ill. Price: $4.25 La Guia Piramide de Alimentos My Pyramid For Preschoolers, Spanish Mini Poster Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Food and Nutrition Service Description: Promotes healthy eating habits for preschoolers. Sold in packages of 10 only. Year/Pages: 2009: Poster. Price: $5.00 MyPyramid for Preschoolers (Mini Poster) Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Food and Nutrition Service Description: Promotes healthy eating habits for preschoolers. Sold in packages of 10 only. Year/Pages: 2009: Poster, 8.5 X 11 IN, Price: $5.00 Proteja su Familia Contra el Plomo en su Hogar Publisher: Environmental Protection Agency Description: Discusses how to recognize and prevent lead hazards in the home, especially from painted surfaces and from water. It includes telephone numbers, web addresses, and postal addresses of regional offices to contact for more information. Sold in packages of 50 copies only. Year/Pages: 2003: 13 p.; ill. Manual Para el Manejo de Incidentes / Servicios de Guardacostas Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., Coast Guard Description: Spanish version of: Coast Guard Incident Management Handbook assists Coast Guard personnel in response to oil spills, search and rescue operations and other emergency situations. Year/Pages: 2006: 368 p. United States Army and the War With Spain (CD-ROM) Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: Contains thousands of documents on the Spanish-American War, in a searchable format, included in the two-volume Correspondence Relating to the War with Spain, which the Army first published in 1902. CD-ROM and booklet in plastic case. Year/Pages: 2004: CD-ROM and booklet in plastic case. Constitucion de los Estados Unidos y La Declaracion de la Independencia Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Description: Spanish language version of: United States Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Translation of the 1992 Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution edition. Includes an index. Year/Pages: 1992: 50 p. repr. Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Description: Translation of the 1992 Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution edition. Includes an index. Year/Pages: 2008: 60 p. Evitemos Fuegos con Sesame Street: Colorea y Aprende Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., Federal Emergency Management Agency Description: Spanish version of: Sesame Street Fire Safety Station Color and Learn. Sesame Street trademark characters Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Telly teach young children and families about fire safety, hot and cold, and what to do when you hear a smoke alarm. It includes ideas for mapping emergency escape routes from your home or apartment and a few safety rhymes that can be sung. Year/Pages: 2009: 8 p.; ill. Sesame Street Fire Safety Station: Color and Learn Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., Federal Emergency Management Agency Description: Sesame Street trademark characters Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Telly teach young children and families about fire safety, hot and cold, and what to do when you hear a smoke alarm. It includes ideas for mapping emergency escape routes from your home or apartment and a few safety rhymes that can be sung. Year/Pages: 2009: 8 p.; ill. Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval War College Description: Spanish version of: Perspectives on Maritime Strategy: Essays from the Americas, the New U.S. Maritime Strategy, and Commentary on A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower. Collects and translates into Spanish a set of essays written by Western Hemisphere naval commentators (mostly South American senior naval officers) on the 2007 U.S. maritime strategy during its preparation, as well as several articles by international authors written after the maritime strategy's issuance. All have previously appeared in English by the Naval War College Press. Year/Pages: 2009: 250 p.; ill. Publisher: Consumer Product Safety Commission Description: This bilingual coloring book for small children provides safety tips on playing with toys. Year/Pages: 2004: 11 p.; ill. Castillo De San Marcos: A Guide to Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: Provides a history of the Castillo de San Marcos, including the events that led up to the decision to build the fort. Also describes historic sites in St. Augustine and other areas related to Spanish Florida. Year/Pages: 1994: 66 p.; ill. [ Top ]
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