Spain

To learn, and to teach the class about Spanish culture, history, current events, politics, etc.
Choose something in which you have an interest.

Follow the links in this Pathfinder to help you find information in our school library and on the Internet.

There are many excellent books about Spain. A few of the books are listed below. To locate more books, search the shelves using the Dewey numbers listed below. You can find more books by using the keywords to search the online library catalog.

Nonfiction Books
Spain - History, Geography, Culture

Call Number	Author	Title	Summary
at the circulation desk		Culturgrams	Information on history, language, religion, personal appearance, greetings, etc. for each country
946 Cro 1985	Crow, John	Spain	An interpretation of Spain and the Spanish people
946.72 Toi	Toibin, Colm	Homage to Barcelona	A celebration of Barcelona, one of Europe's most magnificent cities; host of '92 Summer Olympics
946 Ber	Bergamini, John	The Spanish Bourbons	The history of a tenacious dynasty
946 Tow	Townson, Duncan	Muslim Spain
946.081 Iba	Ibarruri, Dolores	They Shall Not Pass
946.081 J12	Jackson, Gabriel	The Spanish Civil War
946.081 W498	Werstein, Irving	The Cruel Years	Describes the three-year conflict between forces of the Spanish Republic and Franco's Fascist Rebels
946.08 Fra	Fraser, Ronald	In Hiding	The life of Manuel Cortes (1905)
942.05 M444	Mattingly, Garrett	The Armada
914.6 Gol	Goldston, Robert	Spain	An analysis of paradoxical Spain which seeks to explain her extreme contrasts of culture, economy, and technology
914.6 Mic	Michener, James	Iberia: Spanish travels and reflections
918.03 C182	Cameron, Roderick	Viceroyalties of the West
972 Mar	Marx, Robert	The Capture of the Treasure Fleet	An account of the 17th Century capture of the Spanish treasure fleet in the Caribbean, signaling the demise of the Spanish empire
910.4 Mai		Maiden Voyages	Excerpts from "Farewell Spain" by Kate O'Brien
Pamphlet File	look under Spain	Maps of Spain and Portugal

Nonfiction Books
Art, Food, Biography and Literature

Call Number	Author	Title	Summary
641.546 A283	Aguilar, Jeannette	Classic Cooking of Spain
641.5 Fei	Feibleman, Peter	The Cooking of Spain and Portugal
709.46 Smi	Smith, Bradley	Spain, a History in Art
709.46 A784		Art Treasure in Spain
861.08 Sa		Roots and Wings
818 Hem	Hemingway, Ernest	The Fifth Column, and four stories of the Spanish Civil War
821.912 S791	Stansky, Peter	Journey to the Frontier	Two roads to the Spanish Civil War
921 Cor	Collins, Larry	Or I'll Dress You in the Morning	The story of El Cordobes and the new Spain
921 Cer	Goldberg, Jake	Miguel de Cervantes	Describes the life and career of the Spanish writer
921 Fra	Hills, George	Franco: the man and his nation	a biography
759.6 Hor	Horwitz, Sylvia	Francisco Goya: painter of demons and kings	Author uses Goya's letters and reports by contemporaries
921 Goy	Blackburn, Julia	Old Man Goya	a biography
921 Dal	Deschames, Robert	Salvador Dali	a biography
929.709 Gre		Great Dynasties	The Bourbons of Spain
398.2 I72	Irving, Washington	The Alhambra, Place of Mystery and Splendor
398.2 L269	Lang, Andrew	The Pink Fairy Book	The fairy tales of Spain

Nonfiction Books
Getting Started

	Dewey Numbers Browse the shelves in the library to locate information using these numbers.
000-099 General	100-199 Philosophy/Psychology	200-299 Religion/Mythology
300-399 Social Sciences	398 Folk and Fairy Tales of Spain	400-499 Languages
500-599 Natural Sciences/Math	600-699 Technology	700-799 Holiday, Dances and Arts of Spain
800-899 Literature	900-999 History and Geography of Spain	921 Biography

Reference Books

Call Number	Title	Summary
Ref 305.8 Wor	Encyclopedia of Culture and Daily Life	Volume 4: Europe; arranged alphabetically by country
Ref 641.309 Cam	The Cambridge World History of Food	A two-volume work that encapsulates the history of food and nutrition through the span of human life on earth
Ref 709.22 Bio	Biographical Dictionary of Artists
Ref 709.2 Pic	Pablo Picasso
Ref 709 Jan	History of Art
Ref 709 Pi	A World History of Art
Ref 910 Wor	Chronology of Nations	Volume 4: Europe; arranged alphabetically by country
Ref 910.3 Wor	Encyclopedia of World Geography	Volume 10: Spain and Portugal
Ref 910 Lan	Lands And Peoples	Volume 4: Europe; arranged alphabetically by country
Ref 946 Vin	Cultural Atlas of Spain and Portugal	Part I describes the peninsula's dramatic geography of mountains and plateaus; Part II traces the political and cultural development of Spain from prehistoric times
Ref 946.083 Day	A Day in the Life of Spain	Hundreds of photos that are both a scrapbook and a time capsule of the new and old Spain, side by side

Need Bibliography Help?

Balearic Islands Spain Tour or All About Spain has information on history, local folklore, cooking and more	Spain and Family Life The best place to begin is the Encyclopedia of Culture and Daily Life or Lands and People (see Ref. collection above for call numbers) Culturgrams are also useful (at the circulation desk)	Spain and Music Andres Segovia	Royal Family parliamentary monarchy Photos of each member of Spanish Royal Family.
Canary Islands Spain Tour or All About Spain has information on history, local folklore, cooking and more	Spain and Folk Art See web sites listed below especially Spanish Arts	Spain and History The best place to begin is the reference books listed above. Some helpful web sites are All About Spain and Tu Spain	Spain and Sports futbol , jai-alai, world class champions are cyclist Miguel Indurain, and tennis player Conchita Martinez
Iberian Peninsula search Lib Net for books in the library; go to Infotrac and select Student Resource Center. Search Iberian Peninsula and discover its rich history	Spain and Food Take a look at Global Gourmet or a description of the food regions	Spain and Composers Isaac Albeniz, Enrique Granados, Manuel de Falla	Current Events What is happening in Spain today? Find out at Infotrac, EBSCO and search Spain. Or check at Newspapers of Spain or Mondo Times or Costa Blanca News
Spain and Art El Greco - Diego Velazquez - Francisco Goya - Pablo Picasso - Juan Miro Go to the list of Reference Books where you will find information on these and other artists	Spanish Folklore flamenco in Andalucia - Aragonese dance called the jota bullfighting - bagpipe music of Galicia and Asturias	Spain and Language Romance Languages of the Iberian Peninsula	Spain and Architecture Castles of Spain Catedral de Sevilla, Toledo, Madrid, El Patio de los Leones, La Dama de Elche, La Universidad de Salamanca - Architecture of Seville and Barcelona
Spain and Life Style el cafe, la tertulia, traditional costume	Spain and Dances sevillanas, goyescas, la farruca, El bolero, la jota, El fandango, la sardana, la muneira	Spain and History Christopher Columbus, Carlos V, Francisco Franco, Guernica, monarchy of Juan Carlos de Borbon, las Cuevas de Altamire, la Alhambra, la Giralda	Spain and History Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, Moors and their influence, reconquest of Spain, El Cid, Fernando and Isabelle, la Mesquite de Cordoba, gypsies
Spain and Civil War There are a few library books. Good information in Encyclopedia Britannica or World Book	Spain and Geography The best place to begin is the reference books listed above. Also helpful are the web sites listed below, especially All About Spain and Tu Spain	Spain and Literature Federico Garcîa Lorca, Jose Echegara Eizaguirre	Spain and Holidays La Navidad, La Noche-buena, El Carnaval, La Semana Santa, La Pascua Florida, El Dia de los Difuntos, El Dos de Mayo, El Dia de la Raza

Or do your own google search

Electronic Resources

School Library Resources
Access to Internet-based selected resources is available to all 4J students with Internet access from home. Pick up a bookmark in the Lancer Library with passwords for remote access.

EBSCOhost MAS Ultra (high school) EBSCOhost Middle Search (mid school)	Search the appropriate EBSCOhost databases provided at OSLIS for magazine, journal and newspaper articles on your topic. Check the section on keywords for search terms.
Infotrac	Another excellent group of databases. Select General Reference Center or Student Edition for magazine and newspaper articles on current affairs and politics in Spain.
World Book Online	Use your keywords to search World Book Online which duplicates the text of the print encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online	Use your keywords to search World Book Online.
AP Multimedia Archive	50 million images from the Associated Press.

Public Library Resources
Eugene Public Library provides additional Internet-based online resources.

Eugene Public Library

Public library bar code number required to search electronic databases, but not the online catalog.

Web Sites

The web sites cited on this page have been previewed and selected for this topic. If additional information is needed, use the suggested keywords to search the Internet.

Need more? Try the Multnomah County Homework Hotline. Click on Countries & Flags

Want to translate a web site either Spanish to English or vice versa? Try Google's Language Tools

Name of Web Site	URL	Description
All About Spain	http://www.red2000.com/spain/	Spain A-Z
Andalucia Society and Culture (Bullfighting)	http://www.andalucia.com/bullfight/home.htm	A guide to bullfighting in Spain
Fiestas of the Basque Country	http://web.bizkaia.net/bizkaia_informazioa/English/general_ information/culture/i2fietra.HTM	Fiestas listed by winter, spring and summer
Spanisharts.com	http://www.spanisharts.com/	Background and works of many artists. Tour the Museum of "El Prado" and the Reina Sofia National Museum
Si, Spain	http://www.sispain.org/english/index.html	Information on Spanish current affairs and its historical, linguistic and cultural development
Spanish Cultural Resources	http://www.mcgill.pvt.k12.al.us/language/spancult.htm	Hispanic culture with tons of links
Time Out	http://www.timeout.com/madrid/	Madrid guide to city's entertainment
Tu Spain	http://tuspain.com/travel/regcg.htm	Travel about Spain

Disclaimer: The links on this page have been checked for age appropriateness, currency and accuracy. However, contents of websites change constantly, and we cannot be held responsible for any changes that may have occurred after this page was uploaded.

CD-ROM

Our library has the following CDs. These are all music by Spanish entertainers.

Call Number	Title	Description
AV 781.63 SD	Condena	Roberto Enrique
AV 781.63 SD	Bajo El Cielo Espanol	Placido Domingo
AV 781.63 SD	Fiesta de los Tamborileros
AV 781.63 SD	Salsa pa la Playa
AV 781.63 SD	Did I Tell You	Maxtax y sus Banditos
AV 781.63 SD	Entre tu Cuerpo y El Mio	Herkuss
AV 781.63 SD	Rechazo de Amor	Los Gamma
AV 781.63 SD	Solo se Vive Una Vez	Azucar Moreno
AV 781.63 SD	15 Exitos	Los Tres Ases

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Comprehend and use common social conventions, social courtesies and nonverbal cues.

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Thanks to Jan Breckon and Kelly Kuntz at the Beaverton School District for sharing Pathfinder.

Lancer Library
Churchill High School
February 28, 2002