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  • Mission Santa Barbara

    Amy Margaret

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2000)
    Discusses the Mission Santa Barbara from its founding in 1786 to the present day, including the reasons for Spanish colonization in California and the effects of colonization on the Chumash Indians.
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  • Mission San Luis Rey de Francia

    Jennifer Quasha, J. Quasha

    Hardcover (PowerKids Press, Jan. 15, 2001)
    Discusses the mission of San Luis Rey from its founding in 1798 to the present day, including the reasons for Spanish colonization in California and the effects of colonization on the Luiseäno Indians.

  • Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo

    Kathleen J Edgar, Susan E Edgar

    Library Binding (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2000)
    The San Carlos Borromeo del Río Carmelo mission, the second of the twenty one missions, was founded by Fray Serra in the Carmel valley. The content provided in this book, aligned to California state standards, will provide students with a greater insight into the story of San Carlos Borromeo del Río Carmelo and California’s mission system. Readers will become familiar with the various buildings, living quarters, and courtyards that constitute a mission as well as important historical dates. This book is filled with excellent primary source materials and visuals, including illustrations, paintings, and maps.
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  • Mission Santa Cruz

    Kim Ostrow

    Library Binding (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2004)
    The history of this California mission from its founding in 1791, through its development and use in serving the Ohlone Indians, and its secularization and function today.
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  • Discovering Mission San Juan Bautista

    Madeline Stevens

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Aug. 1, 2014)
    Introduces the Mission San Juan Bautista, describing th building and daily operations of the Franciscan mission since its founding in 1797, and its effect on the Ohlone and Yokuts indians.
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  • Mission San Buenaventura

    Amy Margaret, A. Margaret

    Hardcover (PowerKids Press, Jan. 15, 2001)
    Traces the arrival of the Spanish in California; the founding, building, and daily operation of this Franciscan mission; and its effect on the Chumash Indians before its secularization.

  • Mission Santa Ines

    Jacqueline Ching

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 30, 2004)
    Discusses the founding, building, and operation of the Spanish Mission Santa Inâes and its role in California history.
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  • Discovering Mission Santa Clara De Asis

    Sofia Nunes

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Aug. 1, 2014)
    Introduces the Mission Santa Clara de Asâis, describing the building and daily operations of the Franciscan mission since its founding in 1777, and its effect on the Ohlone Indians.
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  • Mission San Juan Capistrano

    Kathleen J Edgar, Susan E Edgar

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Feb. 1, 2014)
    Discusses the Mission San Juan Capistrano from its founding in 1776 to the present day, including the reasons for Spanish colonization in California and the effects of colonization on the Acagchemem, or Juaneäno, Indians.
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  • Mission San Francisco Solano

    Allison Stark Draper

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2000)
    San Francisco de Solano was the last of the 21 California missions to be built. Fray Altimira began construction on the mission on August 25, 1823. The Spanish were not the only European settlers to live in the area where San Francisco de Solano was built. The Russians built Fort Ross nearby with plans to colonize the area. As many other missions did, Solano began to decline in the 183’s prompting many Indians to leave the missions in search of more stable circumstances. The content provided in this book, aligned to California state standards, will provide students with a greater insight into the story of California’s mission system, and this gorgeous mission. This book is filled with excellent primary source materials and visuals, including illustrations, paintings, and maps.
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  • Mission San Francisco De Asis

    Kathleen J Edgar, Susan E Edgar

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2000)
    The Mission San Francisco de Asís, sometimes called Mission Dolores was the sixth of twenty-one missions. The government of New Spain required the friars to keep records of life at the mission. Readers will get to experience that life while learning incredible details of innovation for those times. The content provided in this book, aligned to California state standards, will provide students with a greater insight into the story of San Francisco de Asís and California’s mission system. This book is filled with excellent primary source materials and visuals, including illustrations, paintings, and maps.
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  • Mission San Jose de Guadalupe

    Amy Margaret, A Margaret

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Feb. 1, 2014)
    Discusses the founding, building, operation, closing, and restoration of the San Jose Mission in Alameda County, California, and its role in California history. Includes detailed instructions for making a model of the mission.
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