The follow-up to Heyday’s bestselling, A is for Acorn, Coyote at the Big Time 123 takes young readers to a Native California with Coyote as their guide. Counting from one clapper stick up to ten stars twinkling above the gathering, Coyote explores indigenous cultural traditions, including songs, dances, hand games, art and, of course, delicious food. Lyn Risling’s beautiful illustrations depict the diversity of traditions that continue to thrive throughout the state. At once a fun introduction to numbers and a celebration of community, this lively counting book shows babies and toddlers how to take in the beautiful world around them.
Rancho San Andres Castro Adobe
Rancho San Andres Castro Adobe
Santa Cruz Mission Poster (Michael Schwab)
Brighten up your walls with a Santa Cruz Mission poster! The rich colors of Michael Schwab’s iconic State Park posters look good in any light.
These beautiful, affordable reproductions are printed by Community Printers in Santa Cruz, CA.
Dimensions for the Santa Cruz Mission poster are 13 3/4″ L by 24″ H.
Santa Cruz Mission Magnet (Michael Schwab)
A strong, sturdy magnet featuring Michael Schwab’s iconic Santa Cruz Mission design!
Key Fact Sheet – the Santa Cruz Mission
Learn everything you need to know about the Santa Cruz Mission! Perfect for Fourth Grade Mission projects.
Each Fact Sheet Contains
• Official, popular and special names
• Patron Saint
• Key Dates – for ALL Important Events
• The Indian tribes whose joined
• Where the mission was founded, and how they got water
• What the mission really looked like in mission era
• Livestock and agricultural data
• Architectural Floor plan of church (when available)
• Prominent Players in mission history
• Intriguing, Often Lesser-Known Facts
• Major Historic events (illustrated)
• Notable art
• Contemporary photographs
• Related California history
The Mission Santa Cruz Mystery
The founding of Mission Santa Cruz more than 200 years ago changed the course of history for the region. Where was the first church built in 1791 and why was that location selected? This hands-on book by local author and academic Melanie J Mayer approaches the location of the first Santa Cruz Mission as a mystery, providing readers with seven clues to help them discover for themselves the reasoning and location for the original mission.
Drawing from explorers’ journal entries and maps, The Mission Santa Cruz Mystery: Seven Clues To Find the Site of The First Mission, takes readers on an interactive walking tour of historical downtown Santa Cruz to the most probable location for the original mission, before it was relocated to present-day Mission Hill, where one original adobe building still remains as Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.