Cinco de Mayo Day of Mexican pride

Amanda Doering

Book - 2006

A brief description of what Cinco de Mayo is, how it started, and ways people celebrate this cultural holiday.

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Published
Manakato, Minn. : Capstone Press c2006.
Language
English
Main Author
Amanda Doering (-)
Physical Description
24 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780736853873
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Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 1-3-Simple, to the point explanations are given for each holiday, including a brief history of why it is celebrated and the attendant customs. Back matter includes an "Amazing Holiday Story!" and a craft-a paper-bag pinata in Cinco de Mayo and paper flowers in Day of the Dead. Full-color photographs appear on each spread. Dead states that people celebrate on November 1 and 2 with no explanation of the difference between All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. These titles will work with beginning readers and as introductions to these holidays. Ann Heinrich's D'a de Los Muertos (The Child's World, 2006) with watercolor art, Julie Murray's Cinco de Mayo (ABDO, 2005), and Carol Gnojewski's Day of the Dead (Enslow, 2005) cover similar territory for the same reading level.-Sandra Welzenbach, Villarreal Elementary School, San Antonio, TX (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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