Cinco De Mayo

Rookie Read-About Holidays

by Mary Dodson Wade, Nanci R. Vargus

An introduction to the traditions, festivities, and history of Cinco de Mayo for the youngest readers. This fact-filled Rookie Read-About Holiday book introduces the youngest readers (Ages 3-6) to Cinco de Mayo. Colorful photos and very simple nonfiction text encourage children to read on their own as they take an in-depth look at the Mexican holiday known as Cinco de Mayo, which commemorates a battle for freedom fought in Mexico in 1861, and describes how it is celebrated today.

Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Books, Holiday

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2003

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Rookie Read-About books consistently provide a clear and interesting introduction to American holidays for my ESL students, and the Cinco de Mayo volume is no exception. A few pronunciation guides seemed off ("mahr-re-AH-che"), but the pictures selected accurately portayed a variety of ethnicities and landscapes, and lightly touched upon American celebrations while emphasizing Mexican history and culture. Nothing fancy, just right.

[Alexis Dowdell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was assigned this book in class. This book was simply a sight word book that teaches students the importance of the holiday and also teaching them vocab at the same time.

[Valerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A non fiction book with photographs that show the fun celebration of Cinco de Mayo. There is also some history of how the holiday got started.