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Calling the Doves: El Canto de Las Palomas
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4.1 out of 5
Based on 127 Ratings and 53 Reviews

Book Description
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 singing songs and reciting poetry, and his father... More
Book Information
PublisherChildren's Book Press
BindingHardcover (5 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages30
ISBN-100892391324
ISBN-13978-0892391325
Publication Date09/1995
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About Juan Felipe Herrera (Author) : Juan Felipe Herrera is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Juan Felipe Herrera include The Upside Down Boy/El nino de cabeza, Cinnamon Girl: ... more
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About Elly Simmons (Illustrator, Photographer) : Elly Simmons is a published illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Elly Simmons include Calling the Doves/ El Canto De Las Palomos, Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes/Los perros ma... more
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