{"product_id":"calling-the-doves-el-canto-de-las-palomas-paperback","title":"Calling the Doves \/ El Canto de Las Palomas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJuan Felipe Herrera\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElly Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBilingual English\/Spanish. \u003ci\u003eCalling the Doves\u003c\/i\u003e is Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera's story of his migrant farmworker childhood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalling the Doves\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuan Herrera\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed poet and children's book author. His first children's book, \u003ci\u003eCalling the Doves\u003c\/i\u003e, won the prestigious Ezra Jack Keats Award, and another book, \u003ci\u003eThe Upside Down Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, was made into a musical for young audiences in 2004. He teaches at California State University, Fresno.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElly Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally-exhibited painter. Her first picture book for Children's Book Press, \u003ci\u003eMagic Dogs of the Volcanoes\u003c\/i\u003e by Manlio Argueto, was highly praised for its rich colors and magnificent imagery. She lives with her family in Lagunitas, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9.5 x 7.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Calling the Doves\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772938682656,"sku":"9780892391660","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a77e7e39783f81650a7798207f059090.webp?v=1780416815","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/calling-the-doves-el-canto-de-las-palomas-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}