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Robin Nelson

Lerner Publications Minneapolis Content consultant: Xóchitl Bada, Associate Professor, Latin American and Latino Studies Program, University of Illinois

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Nelson, Robin, 1971- author. Title: Crayola Cinco de Mayo colors / Robin Nelson. Other titles: Cinco de Mayo colors Description: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, 2019. | Series: Crayola holiday colors | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018000229 (print) | LCCN 2017044240 (ebook) | ISBN 9781541512436 (eb pdf) | ISBN 9781541510951 (lb : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781541527461 (pb : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)—History—Juvenile literature. | Mexico— Social life and customs—Juvenile literature. | Mexican Americans—Social life and customs— Juvenile literature. | Colors—Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC F1233 (print) | LCC F1233 .N53 2019 (ebook) | DDC 394.26209—dc23

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Manufactured in the United States of America 1-43979-33993-12/12/2017 Table of Contents Celebrate Cinco de Mayo 4 Music and Dancing 12 Yummy Colors 18 Fun and Festive 23

Copy and Color! 28 Glossary 30 To Learn More 31 Index 32 Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for fifth of May. It is a day to celebrate Mexican history and culture!

4 5 6 Many people in the United States celebrate Cinco de Mayo. They have festivals and parties.

7 People celebrate Cinco de Mayo with parades. They wear masks and colorful costumes.

8 How many colors do you see?

9 Copy and Color! Here are some Crayola® crayon colors used in this book. What colors will you use to celebrate? Copy these pages, and color the symbols of Cinco de Mayo.

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o 29 yell Glossary celebrate: to do something special or enjoyable for a holiday or important event churros: fried dough covered with cinnamon and sugar culture: the way of life of a group of people float: a large decorated platform driven in a parade guacamole: a food made of mashed avocados, tomatoes, and onions maracas: musical instruments that make noise when shaken piñatas: decorated containers filled with candy sombreros: large hats often worn in Mexico

30 To Learn More BOOKS Bullard, Lisa. Marco’s Cinco de Mayo. Minneapolis: Millbrook Press, 2012. Marco loves Cinco de Mayo. This year he’s one of the dancers. Learn more about the ways people celebrate Cinco de Mayo! Grack, Rachel. Cinco de Mayo. Minneapolis: Bellwether, 2018. Read this book to learn more about the history of Cinco de Mayo. Sebra, Richard. It’s Cinco de Mayo! Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2017. Find out more about the food and music people use to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

WEBSITES Cinco de Mayo Shaker http://www.crayola.com/crafts/cinco-de-mayo-shaker-craft/ Make and decorate your own maracas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo! Ducksters—Holidays: Cinco de Mayo http://www.ducksters.com/holidays/cinco_de_mayo.php Discover fun facts and information about Cinco de Mayo. National Geographic Kids—Cinco de Mayo: Fiesta Fun! http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/history/cinco-de-mayo/#mexico -cinco-dancers.jpg Read more about the history and celebrations of this colorful holiday!

31 Index clothes, 16 parade, 8, 11 piñatas, 24–25 food, 18, 20 music, 15

Photo Acknowledgments

The images in this book are used with the permission of: ivanastar/Getty Images, pp. 1, 5 (bottom right); firelise/Shutterstock. com, pp. 2, 30, 31, 32 (watercolor spots); AbimelecOlan/Getty Images, p. 4; Richard Levine/Alamy Stock Photo, p. 5 (bottom left); holbox/Shutterstock.com, p. 5 (top left); Kobby Dagan/Shutterstock.com, p. 5 (top right); Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post/Getty Images, pp. 6–7, 27; nik wheeler/Alamy Stock Photo, p. 8; Frances Roberts/Alamy Stock Photo, p. 9; Anthony Ricci/Shutterstock.com, p. 10; miker/Shutterstock.com, p. 11; Discovod/Shutterstock.com, p. 12; holbox/Shutterstock.com, pp. 12–13; © David/flickr.com (CC BY 2.0), p. 14; S Pakhrin/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0), pp. 16–17; Foodio/Shutterstock.com, p. 18; NADKI/Shutterstock.com, p. 19; Daria Medvedeva/Shutterstock.com, p. 20; Iness_la_luz/Shutterstock.com, pp. 20–21; jaguarblanco/Getty Images, p. 22; Mega Pixel/Shutterstock.com, p. 24; Thinkstock/Getty Images, p. 25; ColleenB_Pics/Getty Images, p. 26; © Laura Westlund/Independent Picture Service, pp. 28, 29 (illustrations).

Cover: Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket/Getty Images (dancer); iofoto/Shutterstock.com (flowers); Natali Glado/ Shutterstock.com (bowls); Aleksandar Todorovic/Shutterstock.com (blankets).

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Bright piñatas, colorful costumes, festive parades—colors are everywhere during Cinco de Mayo! Crayola

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