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California Missions Coloring Book
Between 1769 and 1823, under the leadership of Father Junpero Serra, the Spanish established a chain of missions along the California coast. Models of architectural beauty, they stretched from San Diego to north of San Francisco.
Artist David Rickman's accurately rendered and well-researched drawings (including several double-page spreads) depict all 21 of these admirable structures, among them San Buenaventura, San Jos de Guadalupe, Santa Cruz, San Diego de Alcal, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Clara de Ass, Santa Brbara Virgen y Mrtir, Santa Ins Virgen y Mrtir, San Francisco Solano, San Juan Bautista, and San Luis Rey de Francia.
Also included are realistic, ready-to-color vignettes re-creating various aspects of mission life, particularly the role of the mission in converting the Indians to Christianity and instructing them in farming, weaving, blacksmithing, masonry, and other crafts even painting and decorating the mission church and surrounding buildings.
An informative caption accompanies each illustration, giving a brief history of the mission, while a general introduction explains the history and purpose of the mission system in California. A map indicates their locations.
Several of these are already listed separately in appropriate places in this section. They are historically accurate, include limited but interesting text, and contain suggestions for coloring. Boost™ editions, subtitled "seriously fun learning," arealigned to the Common Core with specific standardsnoted at the bottom of each page. A freeteacher's manual can be downloaded from theDover website.
Product Format: | Paperback |
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Brand: | Dover Publications |
Grades: | 3-9 |
ISBN: | 9780486273464 |
Length in Inches: | 10.875 |
Width in Inches: | 8.25 |
Height in Inches: | 0.1875 |
Weight in Pounds: | 0.5 |