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Cinco de Mayo

From the Series On My Own Holidays

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 4
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

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.

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978-1-57505-902-0
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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 4
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand On My Own Books
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Publication Date 2005-01-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF026130, JNF025110, JNF025130
Dewey 394.262
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Guided Reading Level N
ATOS Reading Level 3.8
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 86370
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Awards, Maps, Note to adults, Recipes, Reviewed, Teaching Guides, and Timeline

Awards

  • Notable Award Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Winner, 2005

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