As we move into the 21st century, the Latino population of the United States continues to be on the rise. Enslow’s new Latino Biography Library is designed to meet the growing need for quality books about important role models for the Latino community.

As a boy, César Chávez picked peas, grapes, and other crops in the hot sun. It was a life of exhaustion, poverty, and despair. His experiences as a migrant farm worker had a profound effect on Chávez.

An artist is above all a human being," said Diego Rivera. In his art, Rivera aimed to give everlasting fame to the poor people of Mexico.

"I never painted dreams. I painted my reality." When Frida Kahlo was eighteen years old, her body was crushed in a horrific bus accident. But her fiery spirit could never be broken. During her excruciatingly painful recovery,

Gloria Estefan’s fans just can’t sit still. When she starts to sing, they erupt into a frenzy of movement. Estefan is loved and admired not only for her music but also for her generosity in giving back to the community.

Memory is the raw material for all my writing," says Isabel Allende. Her stories transport readers to another time and place—but where does Allende's memory end and her imagination begin? Allende's enchanting blend of fact and fantasy has made her a best-selling author around the world.

Many people believe that Roberto Clemente was the greatest right-fielder ever to play baseball. He was equally famous for his commitment to helping people in need. "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don’t, then you are wasting your time on this Earth," he said.