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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Cinco de Mayo is about celebrating! It honors a Mexican Army victory during the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Some people mark the holiday with folk dancing or traditional foods such as chalupas and mole poblano. Others watch parades or attend cultural festivals. Readers will discover how a shared holiday can have multiple traditions and be celebrated in all sorts of ways"--
6) The festival of bones = El festival de las calaveras: the little-bitty book for the day of the dead
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book describes the Day of the Dead, or el Dia de los Muertos, a holiday celebrated in Mexico from October 31 to November 2.
11) Cinco de Mayo
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Simple text and photographs explain the history of Cinco de Mayo and how this commemoration of the victory of the Mexican army over the French army on May 5, 1862, is celebrated.
13) Day of the Dead
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Developed by literacy experts and educators for students in PreK through grade two, this book introduces beginning readers to Day of the Dead through simple, predictable text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Colorful text with an introduction to Spanish words describes a family's trip to Mexico where they swim in turquoise seas, admire grey whales and monarch butterflies, hike to native villages, and sing and dance to the music of Mariachi bands.
17) Cinco de Mayo
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An introduction to the history and traditions of Cinco de Mayo, a holiday celebrating the Mexican victory over French invaders, May 5, 1862.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Christmas is a major holiday celebrated in many different ways from culture to culture, and even from family to family. This book takes readers on a colorful adventure through the way different countries in Latin America celebrate this holiday.
20) Mexico
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Series
Pub. Date
c1990
Description
Depicts the occupations, daily activities, festivals, and ceremonies of Mexico.