Calling the Doves / El canto de las palomas
by Juan Felipe Herrera and Elly Simmons
In lyrical bilingual prose (Spanish/English) Chicano poet Juan Felipe Herrera recalls... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Poetry
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2001
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 910L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Authors, American
- Homes and haunts
- Mexican American families
- Mexican Americans
- Migrant labor
- California
- Social life and customs
- Children of migrant laborers
- Childhood and youth
- Agricultural laborers
- Herrera, Juan Felipe
- Spanish language materials
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
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Meet-the-Author Recording in Spanish and English (Bilingual) with Juan Felipe Herrera about Calling the Doves / El canto de las palomas
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Juan Felipe Herrera
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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About the Authors 4
Author Interviews 7
Meet-the-Author Recording in Spanish and English (Bilingual) with Juan Felipe Herrera
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Interview with Juan Felipe Herrera
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Interview with Juan Felipe Herrera
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Interview with Juan Felipe Herrera
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2013 National Book Festival speech by Juan Felipe Herrera
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Interview with Juan Felipe Herrera
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Interview with Juan Felipe Herrera
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Lesson Plan from Geneseo Migrant Center
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, 1986-2021
Author Winner, 1997
Américas Award, 1993-2021
Commended, 1995
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1995
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