Books with author Alice B McGinty

Thank you, breeze, for lifting up my kite wings past treetops tall and proud. Thank you, trees. Your branches are my playhouse. I?m climbing to the clouds! Eight very different kids, from eight different continents, all go about their day and experience the same moments of happiness: greeting the sun in the morning, swinging on a swing, flying a kite, being tucked in by Mommy at bedtime. Uplifting and visually rich, this book reminds us that the world isn?t as large as it seems, and that life?s greatest pleasures are the simple ones.

San Gabriel Arcángel, founded in 1771 by the Spanish friars Angel Fernandez de Somera and Pedro Benito Cambon, was located near present-day Los Angeles. The friars set about getting the neighboring Tongva Indians to convert to Catholicism by promising eternal salvation though baptism. The content provided in this book, aligned to California state standards, will provide students with a greater insight into the story of San Gabriel Arcángel and California’s mission system. This book is filled with excellent primary source materials and visuals, including illustrations, paintings, and maps.