California Academy of Sciences Library
Ancona, George. Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, c1993. Biodiv Juv GT4995 .A4 A75 1993.
Carmichael, Elizabeth and Chloe Sayer. The Skeleton at the Feast: The Day of the Dead in Mexico. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, [1992], c1991 (1997 printing). Pub GT4995 .A4 C37 1992.
Johnston, Tony. Day of the Dead. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, c1997. Biodiv Juv GT4995 .A4 J63 1997.
Dia de los Muertos
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/
Simple, concrete descriptions accompanied by beautiful photographs highlight this site produced by the Arizona Republic newspaper. Offering recipes, a glossary and many visuals, this is a good introduction to Day of the Dead basics. However, events taking place only in Arizona are listed.
Day of the Dead
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~rjsalvad/scmfaq/muertos.html
A general description of what families do on the Day of the Dead is provided at this site. There is also a link to the Aztec Calendar.
Day of the Dead
http://www.nacnet.org/assunta/dead.htm
This brief overview of the holiday was created by students at Sinclair Community College. A bibliography for the page is included.
Day of the Dead
http://ethnographic.com/event/event.html
An annotated webliography of sites that contain information about the Day of the Dead.
Day of the Dead- Lesson Plan for 4th-5th grades
http://www.teacherlink.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/Day.html
A Day of the Dead mini-unit for fourth and fifth graders is available through this site. It includes Internet and book resources, objectives for the lesson plan, and lists materials needed.
Day of the Dead
http://www.education-world.com/a_books/books014.shtml
An article by Gary Hopkins, chief editor of Education World, is a review of children’s books on the subjects Day of the Dead and Hispanic Heritage Month.
El Centro’s Day of the Dead Page
http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/ecc/dead.html
From the history department at El Centro College in Texas comes this page of links to sites on Day of the Dead.
Day of the Dead
http://www.olvera-street.com/dia_de_los_muertos.html
A description of the event as "a time to be aware of the cycle of life and death" and links to art, music, and events are provided at this site.
Dia de Los Muertos
http://muertos.palomar.edu/dayofthedead.htm
This site describes the art and other creations dedicated to the deceased loved ones. The text is available in Spanish and English and there are many links to photographs of parades, tombstones and offerings.
Day of the Dead: San Antonio Public Library
http://www.sat.lib.tx.us/html/DeadDay/dayofthedead.htm
A bibliography, recipes, Internet links, and a brief description of Day of the Dead are available at this site from the San Antonio Public Library.
Day of the Dead
http://web.nmsu.edu/~tomlynch/swlit.muertos.html
An in-depth description of the rituals associated with this celebration, including the significance of decorated skulls, food offerings, the use of incense and candles, and a coffin procession through the towns.
Day of the Dead
http://www.ccm.org/usr_doc/cover/Mexico/mextopics/dayofthedead/dofthed.html
Photographic links to explain altars are available at this site that also contains a history, a timeline, and information about traditional Day of the Dead foods.
Mexico's Day of the Dead
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/feature/daydeadindex.html
This site contains a collection of photos and articles on the Dia de los Muertos.
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