Juan Felipe Herrera
Auteur van The upside down boy = El niño de cabeza
Over de Auteur
Juan Felipe Herrara was named at the U.S.next Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress. He was Poet Laureate of California from 2012-2014 and is the author of more than a dozen books of poetry. (Bowker Author Biography)
Fotografie: reading at National Book Festival By Slowking4 - Own work, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62180074
Werken van Juan Felipe Herrera
Huizache 3 2 exemplaren
Huizache: The magazine of Latino literature 1 exemplaar
Monsterpunk 1 exemplaar
Fatherless/ Desplumado 1 exemplaar
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Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Gangbare naam
- Herrera, Juan Felipe
- Geboortedatum
- 1948-12-27
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Fowler, Californië, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Fresno, Californië, USA
- Beroepen
- dichter
docent - Organisaties
- University of California, Riverside
University of Washington - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Poet laureate of California (2013-2014)
Poet laureate of the United States (21st|2015)
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While I liked this concept as children explore the world, the illustrations were not super engaging honestly. I appreciated the bilingualism, and want to read cerca.
I would definitely show this in a classroom to enforce directional vocabulary and items that students might see in their everyday life.
Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
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- 41
- Ook door
- 23
- Leden
- 1,774
- Populariteit
- #14,513
- Waardering
- 3.9
- Besprekingen
- 99
- ISBNs
- 108
- Talen
- 1
This was so overfull with power and truth that my own words seem empty and lukewarm in comparison. One of the very first poems, "You Just Don't Talk About It," stopped me in my tracks and let me know what to expect from the collection. Except this isn't just anger and injustice and calling to account, it is also grappling with identity and humor and empathy and glints of hope as well.
A moving and indicting plea for dignity.… (meer)