Spain Crate
In this Atlas Crate, you can build a rocking galleon, create a cubist sculpture, and explore Spain!
"Nearly half of the world's olive oil comes from Spain. No wonder olive Spain so much!"
Explore:
- Balancing Ship
- Abstract Sculpture
- Flamenco Clapping
Fun Facts
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- This gorgeous horse is named after Andalusia, the region of Spain where they have lived for thousands of years. The breed is famous for their intelligence, calm personality, and beauty. Their long flowing manes are sometimes styled into fancy braids and other patterns. Why? Partly to keep the hair out of their eyes, but manely because it looks great.
Animals: Andalusian Horse
photo by Revolution_Ferg via flickr (CC BY 2.0)
- If you're in the tiny town of Buñol on the last Wednesday in August, be ready for a fight. A food fight, this is. During La Tomatina, 20,000 festival-goers pelt each other with crushed tomatoes. By the time it's over, the walls of town are covered in pulp, and the streets are coated in slippery sauce. At this festival, people literally paint the town red.
Festivals: La Tomatina
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- Near the town of Consuegra there are twelve white windmills that look like something out of a storybook — and, in a way, they are. These windmills are said to be the very ones that author Miguel de Cervantes was thinking of when he wrote the novel Don Quixote more than 400 years ago. In the book, the main character imagines that he is a knight, and that the windmills are giants — and he tries to fight them!
Awesomeness: Consuegra Windmills
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Building on Nature: The Life of Antoni Gaudi
written by Rachel Victoria Rodriguez, illustrated by Julie Paschkis
Antoni Gaudi was born in a small village in Spain, surrounded by jagged mountains, silvery olive trees, and the shimmering ocean. This beautifully illustrated book shows how Spain's innovative architect was inspired by the natural world to create buildings that "sparkle and glitter and whisper with joy."
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Gazpacho for Nacho
written by Tracey Kyle, illustrated by Carolina Farias
"In a big, big city, by a large, busy plaza lived a very small boy in a simple white casa." So begins the story of Nacho, a picky eater who loves gazpacho, Spain's iconic vegetable soup. The rollicking, rhyming text is studded with simple Spanish words that are translated in a glossary. This delicious picture book even includes a recipe for gazpacho!
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