Marco's Cinco de Mayo

Marco's Cinco de Mayo
Author: Lisa Bullard
Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1541503945

Marco loves the food, parades, and fun of Cinco de Mayo. This year he's one of the dancers. As he listens to the mariachi music, Marco thinks of the brave Mexicans at the first Cinco de Mayo. Find out the different things people do to celebrate this holiday! Learn the history behind the days people celebrate in the Holidays and Special Days series. Each book follows a young narrator through the process of preparing for and celebrating a special event.

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo
Author: Linda Lowery
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1575059029

It’s fiesta time! Cinco de Mayo is a fiesta day in Mexico and the United States. It’s celebrated on the fifth of May. This colorful holiday honors Mexico’s victory over the French army at the Battle of Pueblo in 1862. People march in parades, dance, and set off fireworks. Families enjoy traditional Mexican food and drink. Then they watch people act out the famous battle. Find out more about this joyful celebration of Mexican culture.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
Author: Carolyn Otto
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781426302152

Describes the history, customs, and practices of this holiday commemorating the victory of the Mexican army over the French on May 5, 1862.

El Cinco de Mayo

El Cinco de Mayo
Author: David Hayes-Bautista
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2012-05-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520951794

Why is Cinco de Mayo—a holiday commemorating a Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862—so widely celebrated in California and across the United States, when it is scarcely observed in Mexico? As David E. Hayes-Bautista explains, the holiday is not Mexican at all, but rather an American one, created by Latinos in California during the mid-nineteenth century. Hayes-Bautista shows how the meaning of Cinco de Mayo has shifted over time—it embodied immigrant nostalgia in the 1930s, U.S. patriotism during World War II, Chicano Power in the 1960s and 1970s, and commercial intentions in the 1980s and 1990s. Today, it continues to reflect the aspirations of a community that is engaged, empowered, and expanding.

Max Celebrates Cinco de Mayo

Max Celebrates Cinco de Mayo
Author: Adria Fay Worsham
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2008-09
Genre: Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)
ISBN: 1404847596

Jose invites Max to his house to help celebrate Cinco de Mayo with his family.

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo
Author: Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2009-11-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780823422791

A young Mexican American from California learns about her heritage and celebrates the holiday with her friends, family, and community.

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo
Author: Emma Carlson Berne
Publisher: Holidays in Rhythm and Rhyme
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2018-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1684103975

Cinco de Mayo, or the Fifth of May, honors an important battle fought by the Mexican army in 1862. On this day, people celebrate with Mexican food, music, and dancing. Sing along as you explore Holidays in Rhythm and Rhyme!

Celebrate Valentine's Day

Celebrate Valentine's Day
Author: Carolyn Otto
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781426302138

Discusses the history and traditions of Valentine's Day on February 14th as a celebration of friendship, affection, sweethearts, and love. Includes information on how the holiday is celebrated in various places around the world. Also includes recipe for Great-grandmother's sugar cookies.

The Latino Holiday Book

The Latino Holiday Book
Author: Valerie Menard
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2004-10-21
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781569244067

The Latino Holiday Book is the essential resource for everyone wanting to celebrate and honor the special traditions and celebrations of Hispanic Americans. Author Valerie Menard takes readers through the full year, covering new year's traditions, Día de los Reyes, Calle Ocho, Easter, Cinco de Mayo, the feast of independence, National Puerto Rican Day, the feast of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre and Our Lady of the Divine Inspiration, Día de la Raza (the Latin American version of Columbus Day), Día de los Muertos, the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, and Christmas. Weddings, birthdays, and quinceañeras are also explored in rich detail. For each celebration, Menard discusses their religious or social history, typical customs, special foods and activities, and gives recipes and instructions for making the authentic foods and crafts that particularly represent a day's traditions. With a foreword by Cheech Marin, this newly revised and expanded edition is more inclusive of Dominicans and Colombians and features two new holidays: Mother's Day and Día de los Niños.

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo
Author: Ann Heinrichs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-08
Genre: Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)
ISBN: 9781623235055

Viva Mexico! Pinatas, floats, and tasty food all play a role in the holiday that remembers Mexican independence. Kids learn the historical significance behind the festivities and gain an appreciation for the exciting traditions and rich cultural celebration associated with May 5.