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Summary: Mexico, our neighbor to the south, is a country rich in culture and ablaze with color. Journey through the seasons and discover the hidden underworlds, diversity of life, and a mosaic of vast landscapes that create a festival of life.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2018

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Maddicks, Russell

Summary: The third-largest country in Latin America, Mexico is hugely diverse, having both rural backwaters where time seems to have stood still and manic urban centers like Mexico City, one of the most densely populated and exciting cities in the world. This complex and fascinating country is where European and American civilizations first clashed. The repercussions of the meeting in 1519 between the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kuperard 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.2 MEXICO MAD

Bullard, Lisa.

Summary: Explains the history behind the holiday and discusses how it is celebrated.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2012

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 972.07 BUL

Krebs, Laurie.

Summary: A book about life and customs of Mexico. Includes Spanish words.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2008

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KRE

Levy, Janice.

Summary: Simple text and color illustrations present the historical background and contemporary celebration of the Cinco de Mayo holiday.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2007

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 LEV SPANISH

Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane.

Summary: A young Mexican American from California learns about her heritage and celebrates the holiday with her friends, family, and community.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2008

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J394.262 HOY

Quinones, Sam

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of New Mexico Press 2001

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.083 QUI

Summary: Once a common sight at Easter in Mexico, displays of los judas - or large devil figures made of paper - have, like so many other folk customs across Latin America, become increasingly rare. In an attempt to save the ritual from extinction, the city of San Luis Potosi sponsors a yearly competition prompting the creation of a small army of the paper grotesques. This program follows three folk...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007

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Martinez, Zarela.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Pub. Co. 1992

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5972 MAR

Fein, Judith (Judith Lynn)

Contents: Introduction -- His way or the highway, on the road with a Maori elder -- Yes, you can : a very special Newfie -- Never say never: the recipe for success from a Maya woman in Guatemala -- The last judgment on Mog Mog in Micronesia -- Searching for forgiveness in Vietnam -- The high priest and the camel eater on the holy mountain of blessings -- In a Mexican prison -- Meeting Maximon in...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Spirituality & Health Books 2010

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.41 FEI

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