Cinco de Mayo: Day of Mexican Pride (First Facts: Holidays and Culture) [Paperback]

Doering (Author), Amanda (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: First Facts: Holidays and Culture

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

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 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 piñata 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 Día 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
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Capstone Press (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736869301
• ISBN-13: 978-0736869300
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #124,081 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Amanda Doering Tourville is the author of nearly 50 books for children. She hopes that children learn to love reading as much as she does. When she's not writing, Amanda enjoys reading (of course), traveling, and hiking. She lives in Minnesota with her husband.