The Spanish Missions of California by Megan Gendell is the most detailed of the 3 books in A True Book series I’ve read.   Focused more on the who, what, why, when, and how of the people living and working in the mission than the political ties to them, 6 of the 21 Californian missions are given a page each with a picture and text to highlight the differences in architecture between them.  The “Find the Truth” critical thinking questions presented before the table of contents both focus and bring wonder to the topic.  Answers are given at the end of the text along side other statistics. Unlike another book in this set titled Spanish Missions, this book does a great job providing maps of the locations of the missions. Full color with pictures on each page, the resources, glossary, and index pages complete this book that is recommended for upper elementary or ELL students.