From the series Happy Holidays!
Cinco de Mayo
Reading Level KindergartenInterest Level Grades PreK – 2Copyright 2024
Reviewed From the series Happy Holidays!
Reading Level KindergartenInterest Level Grades PreK – 2Copyright 2024
ReviewedFrom music and dancing to tasty food, Cinco de Mayo is a fun holiday to celebrate! Beginning readers can learn about the origins of the holiday and ways to celebrate with this festive title. Simple, predictable text and colorful photos combine for a supportive reading experience, while special features reinforce main ideas. Young students just starting to read independently will be ready to join the fiesta after reading this title!
'Cinco de Mayo is a fun holiday celebrated yearly on May 5th. This title is a good introduction to what the day means with basic concepts for better understanding. The graphics are vibrant and colorful. Each page has one to three simple sentences. What I appreciated about this title is that there are many illustrations of this Mexican holiday that many others join in as well. This book explains the history behind the day and how a a battle was fought in Puebla, Mexico. It shows what students do in school to appreciate and better understand this celebration of Mexican heritage. This book would be a good supplement to support the variety of holidays celebrated as it is extremely simplified and allows for readers to get the basic information they need in order to broaden understanding and appreciation in the future. It is recommended for libraries where there is a need for lower reading level books about holidays such as this one. The Blastoff! Beginners Happy Holidays! series contains informational chapters including but not limited to: simple information about what individuals do for the holiday, when the holiday is and what it is about, the importance of the holiday and facts. These books also include a glossary with terms and definitions that are in bold throughout the book as well as an index and a section with links and books to learn more about the country. These books are recommended for grades Pre-K to 3rd. They are at “Level 1″ which offers early readers information through simplified sentences for better understanding.', Midge Livingston, South Sound Book Review Council, Washington
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