Cinco de Mayo
By: Aurora Colón García.
Series: Holiday histories
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday) -- History -- Juvenile literature; Mexican Americans -- Social life and customs -- 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.
Description: Discusses the holiday Cinco de Mayo, celebrated by Mexicans and Mexican Americans in remembrance of the Mexican army's defeat of the French army in Pubela, Mexico, in 1862.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
"First Heinemann library"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: A day for celebrating; title: Celebrations from city to city; title: Celebrations in Mexico; title: Why do we celebrate?; title: Mexican independence; title: Mexican-American War; title: Money trouble; title: France; title: The French army; title: The Mexican army; title: Battle of Puebla; title: Victory for the Mexicans; title: An American Celebration; title: Important dates.