With an elementary audience in mind, Spanish Missions by John Perritano would work well in secondary libraries for ELL and struggling readers.  Perritano’s 3 -4 page chapters cover the beginning of missions, Texas missions, California missions and the closing of missions.  The influences on Native American culture is discussed presenting both sides in a positive light.  No primary source material except the full color pictures  on each page.  A map indicating where each mission is located would have been useful.  The pronunciation of Spanish names and words is provided which will help readers unfamiliar with Spanish.  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.  Resources, glossary, and index complete this recommended book.