Explores the origins of Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican holiday that honors the first battle in the struggle to keep the French from taking control of Mexico, and describes the foods, music, and symbols associated with the Cinco de Mayo celebration.
year: 2004
call number/section: 394.26, 394.5, 1000, 394.24, 394.2
subjects: cinco de mayo (mexican holiday), juvenile literature, cinco de mayo, battle of, 1862, holidays, mexico, social life and customs, juvenile literature