The Spanish Missions of California (A True Book: Spanish Missions)

by Megan Gendell

Overview

The history of Spain's missions in the American South and Southwest reveals much about Spain's strategy.

A True Book: American History series allows readers to experience the earliest moments in American history and to discover how these moments helped shape the country that it is today. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.The contributions and failures in these regions, which the Spanish came to view as a defensive barrier for the northern frontier of their empire and as a place where pagan souls might be saved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780531212400
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/2010
Series:	A True Book: Spanish Missions
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.96(w) x 11.50(h) x 0.15(d)
Lexile:	940L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

Table of Contents

1 Europeans Arrive

How many missions did the Spanish build in California? 7

2 Settling the Land

Why were missions often built near water? 11

3 Mission Life

How did people at a mission know it was time to pray? 17

4 Many Missions

Which mission was known as the "King of the Missions"? 27

El Camino Real

How did people travel from one mission to another? 34

5 The End of the Missions

Why did some of the California missions close? 37

True Statistics 43

Resources 44

Important Words 46

Index 47

About the Author 48