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Colón García, Aurora.

Title Cinco de Mayo / Aurora Colón García.

Publication Info.	Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, [2003]
	©2003

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Location	Call No.	Status
Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department	J 394.2 GAR	Check Shelf
New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department	J394.262 COL	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Faxon Branch - Children's Nonfiction	J 394.261 GARCIA COLON	Check Shelf
Wethersfield Public Library - Children's Department	J 394.26271 COLON GARCIA	Check Shelf

Description	32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series	Holiday histories
	Holiday histories.
Note	"First Heinemann library"--Cover.
Summary	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.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents	A day for celebrating -- Celebrations from city to city -- Celebrations in Mexico -- Why do we celebrate? -- Mexican independence -- Mexican-American War -- Money trouble -- France -- The French army -- The Mexican army -- Battle of Puebla -- Victory for the Mexicans -- An American Celebration -- Important dates.
Study Program	Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.7 0.5 73875.
Subject	Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Mexico -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.
	Mexican Americans -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.
	Puebla, Battle of, Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico, 1862 -- Juvenile literature.
	Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)
	Mexico -- Social life and customs.
	Holidays.
ISBN	1403435014 hardcover
	140343686X paperback

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