Calling the Doves / El canto de las palomas
By Juan Herrera
Illustrated by Elly Simmons
Paperback: $9.95
Six Pack: $59.70
Calling the Doves is poet Juan Felipe Herrera's story of his migrant farmworker childhood. In delightful and lyrical language, he recreates the joy of eating breakfast under the open sky, listening to Mexican songs in the little trailer house his father built, and celebrating with other families at a fiesta in the mountains. He remembers his mother’s songs and poetry, and his father's stories and his calling the doves. For Juan Felipe, the farmworker road was also the beginning of his personal road to becoming a writer.
Read about how to use picture books to teach and discuss Poet Laureate of the United States Juan Felipe Herrera.
Check out the American Immigration Council's post, "Juan Felipe Herrera Offers Insight and Inspiration into the Migrant Farmworker Experience for Youth," for more ideas.
About the Creators
Juan Herrera - Author
is an acclaimed poet and children's book author. His first children's book, Calling the Doves, won the prestigious Ezra Jack Keats Award, and another book, The Upside Down Boy, was made into a musical for young audiences in 2004. He teaches at California State University, Fresno.
Elly Simmons
is an internationally-exhibited painter. Her first picture book for Children's Book Press, Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes by Manlio Argueto, was highly praised for its rich colors and magnificent imagery. She lives with her family in Lagunitas, California.
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ISBN
Paperback: 9780892391660
Six Pack: 9780892392537
Guided Reading:
RSpanish Guided Reading:
RLexile:
AD910LInterest Level:
Grades 2 - 5Reading Level:
Grades 4 - 5Themes
Vehicles In Motion, Occupations, Mothers, Latino/Hispanic/Mexican Interest, Immigration, Home, History, Fathers, Farming, Families, Environment/Nature, Dreams & Aspirations, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Bilingual, Poverty, People In Motion, Biography/Memoir, California, Courage, Identity/Self Esteem/Confidence, Nonfiction, Pride
Part of These Collections
Fluent Bilingual, Biography and Memoir Grades 3-6, Appendix B Diverse Collection Grades 3-6, Juan Felipe Herrera Collection, Bilingual English/Spanish and Dual Language Books , Mexico Culture Collection, Family Diversity , RITELL Grades 3-6 Collection, California Book Collection , Bilingual Bestsellers, Bilingual English/Spanish Collection , Immigration Collection, Authentic Spanish List, Authentic Spanish List Grades 3-5
