We compute explicit rational models for some Hilbert modular surfaces
corresponding to square discriminants, by connecting them to moduli spaces of
elliptic K3 surfaces. Since they parametrize decomposable principally polarized
abelian surfaces, they are also moduli spaces for genus-2 curves covering
elliptic curves via a map of fixed degree. We thereby extend classical work of
Jacobi, Hermite, Bolza etc., and more recent work of Kuhn, Frey, Kani, Shaska,
V\"olklein, Magaard and others, producing explicit families of reducible
Jacobians. In particular, we produce a birational model for the moduli space of
pairs (C,E) of a genus 2 curve C and elliptic curve E with a map of degree n
from C to E, as well as a tautological family over the base, for 2 <= n <= 11.
We also analyze the resulting models from the point of view of arithmetic
geometry, and produce several interesting curves on them.Comment: 36 pages. Final versio