Title: Cinco de Mayo
Author: Sandy
Swpehri
Illustrator: Not
Available
Publishing Company: Fitzgerald
Books
Copyright Date: 2007
# of pages: 24
Genre/category: Multicultural
I have heard of the term Cinco de Mayo and knew when it was, but I never new what it was. So I decided to read it for my blogs to find out. Cinco de Mayo is a time when the Mexicans celebrate the freedom they won in the battle of Puebla in 1862. The battle was fought against the French. On the fifth day of May, the Mexicans celebrate with street fairs, food, and music. People also dress in the colors of the Mexican flag.
The
illustrations in this book are actual pictures that are taken during the
celebration of Cinco de Mayo. Each of the illustrations help to depict
something that takes place during this celebration. The background is white and
the top half of the page is a picture and the bottom half is made up of words.There is a good bit of negative space in this book.
This book would be good to use with children in 3 grade and
above. It could be used in the classroom when talking discussing holidays from
different cultures. I would have student to compare and contrast Cinco de Mayo with
one of our American Holidays. If I had anyone in the classroom who celebrates this holiday, I might would let them tell a little bit about it. Students could also have a writing assignment
concerning the books. They could write a small summary telling about the
holiday. This book has not received any awards.
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