Cinco de Mayo
By: written by Alice K. Flanagan ; illustrated by Patrick Girouard.
Contributors: Girouard, Patrick, ill.
Series: Holidays and festivals; Holidays and festivals (Compass Point Books)
Publisher: Compass Point Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday) -- Juvenile literature.; Cinco de Mayo, Battle of, Puebla, Mexico, 1862 -- Juvenile literature.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday); Holidays.; Mexico -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.; Mexico -- Social life and customs.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Other titles: 5 de Mayo
Description: Explores the origins of Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican holiday that honors the first battle in the struggle to keep the French from taking control of Mexico, and describes the foods, music, and symbols associated with the Cinco de Mayo celebration.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: The first people of Mexico; title: Living under Spanish rule; title: The Battle of Puebla; title: A holiday of freedom!; title: Favorite Mexican foods; title: Favorite Mexican music; title: The Mexican Hat Dance; title: Celebrating in the United States; title: Things you might see on Cinco de Mayo.