Spanish Language Course
Famous Hispanics
NOTE: SMARTS available on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
KEYWORDS TO USE: Name of person (remember to search last name first), area they are famous for (ie., musician, etc.)
A SAMPLE OF BOOKS AVAILABLE
Use the Leilehua High School OPAC - Book Catalog.
REFERENCE BOOKS
R 920 CON. Contemporary Hispanic Biography. Detroit:Gale, 2004.
R 920 EXT. Sinnott, Susan. Extraordinary Hispanic Americans. Chicago:Children's Press, 1991.
R 920 KNI. Knight, Judson. Ancient Civilizations:biographies. Detroit:UXL (Gale), 2000.
R 920 MEY. Meyer, Nicholas. The biographical dictionary of Hispanic Americans. Detroit:Facts on File, 1997.
R 920 WAL. Waldman, Carl and Alan Wexler. Who was who in world exploration. NY:Facts on File, 1992.
R 920.02 S. Saari, Peggy. Explorers and discoverers. NY:UXL, 1995.
R 920.02 UXL. UXL Encyclopedia of world biography. Detroit:Thomson Gale, 2003.
R 920.03 Enc. The McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of world biography. Detroit:McGraw-Hill, 1973.
NON-FICTION - ALSO LOOK IN THE BIOGRAPHY SECTION, UNDER THE PERSON'S NAME
920 GRE. Great Hispanic-Americans. IL:Publications International, 2006.
920 L. Lobb, Nancy. 16 extraordinary Hispanic Americans. Maine:J. Weston Walch Pub., 1995.
920 PAL. Palacios, Argentina. Standing Tall: the stories of ten Hispanic Americans. NY:Scholastic, 1994.
920.073 M. Morey, Janet and Wendy Dunn. Famous Mexican Americans. NY:Cobblehill Books, c1989.
LHS LIBRARY INFORMATION DATABASES - Biography Resource, for sure!
OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) - find our book collection here! (Note: book catalog can only be accessed at school)
EBSCO Online - Great place for current event articles
World Book Online- Start here to get basic information
Opposing Viewpoints - Find out the pro and cons of current issues
Biography Resource Center- Information about famous people, past and present, including personal facts, occupation, nationality, etc.
Encyclopedia Britannica - Another source to get basic information
Culturegrams- Information about the customs, festivals and geographical information about countries
Issues- current hot topics available here!
World at War- All the details of war, past and present
World History - Ancient and Medieval Times - Find all you need for your projects!
World History - Modern Era - Up to date information on historical events!
INTERNET WEBSITES FOR GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/
Internet Public Library provides information on popular teen topics.
2. General Encyclopedia http://www.encyclopedia.com
An encyclopedia which provides easy and simple information. Good place
to start if you just need the basics.
3. University of Hawaii http://www.hawaii.edu/library/
University of Hawaii Library system - find out what they have at any of the campus
libraries
4. Hawaii State Public Library System http://www.librarieshawaii.org/catalog/index.html
Use your public library card to reserve and send the needed material to Wahiawa library!
5. Sgt. Yano Library, Schofield Barracks
www.mwrarmyhawaii.com/leisureactivities/librariesla.asp
Access the site to find resources on base
INTERNET WEBSITES FOR YOUR SPECIFIC TOPIC
These are a few websites to get your search started.
General Sites - has information on many famous Hispanics
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hhmbioaz.html#axzz0yQ7d0ezM
http://www.hispanic-culture-online.com/Famous-hispanic-people.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/meet.htm
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/famous-hispanics.html
http://www.lasculturas.com/library/famous
Hispanic Inventors: http://inventors.about.com/od/hispanicinventors/Famous_Hispanic_Inventors.htm
Hispanic Heritage Month: http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/chh/bio/
Famous Firsts by Hispanic Americans: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0933896.html
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATIONS - Look in your agenda, see Librarian for sample sheets or click on Bibliography Format
1. http://www.mla.org/
Under "MLA Style", find answers to Frequently Asked Questions about MLA
style. It won't give you the actual citation format, but it will give you some helpful
hints.
2. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/4184/
This site gives general information on how research hints and how to cite sources. �