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Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera
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A buoyant, breathtaking poem from Juan Felipe Herrera -- brilliantly illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Lauren Castillo -- speaks to every dreaming heart. Have you ever imagined what you might be when you grow up? When he was very young, Juan Felipe Herrera picked chamomile flowers in windy fields and let tadpoles swim across his hands in a creek. He slept outside and learned to say good-bye to his amiguitos each time his family moved to a new town. He went to school and taught himself to read and write English and filled paper pads with rivers of ink as he walked down the street after school. And when he grew up, he became the United States Poet Laureate and read his poems aloud on the steps of the Library of Congress. If he could do all of that . . . what could you do? With this illustrated poem of endless possibility, Juan Felipe Herrera and Lauren Castillo breathe magic into the hopes and dreams of readers searching for their place in life.
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baranskilydia13
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera

“If I opened my classrooms wooden door not knowing how to read or speak English, imagine.“

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baranskilydia13
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera

This story creates an amazing visual for students to observe and think of when thinking of their future.

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baranskilydia13
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera
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This is a poetic story that brings the reader through scenarios where they should imagine what they would feel like if they were put in that position. This story teaches readers of the different circumstances they could be in and what they would learn!

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erinem
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera

“If I opened my classrooms wooden door not knowing how to read or speak English, imagine.”

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erinem
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera

This story creates an amazing visual for students to observe and think of when thinking of their future.

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erinem
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera
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Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera is a poetic story that brings the reader through scenarios where they should imagine what they would feel like if they were put in that position. This story teaches readers of the different circumstances they could be in and what they would learn!

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schuckman.j
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera

“If I opened my classrooms wooden door not knowing how to read or speak English, imagine.”

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schuckman.j
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera

This story creates an amazing visual for students to observe and think of when thinking of their future.

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schuckman.j
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera
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Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera is a poetic story that brings the reader through scenarios where they should imagine what they would feel like if they were put in that position. This story teaches readers of the different circumstances they could be in and what they would learn!

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GatheringBooks
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#SchoolSpirit Day 26: Based on the childhood of US Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera, it speaks of what life was like as a young migrant boy unfamiliar with the English language, confronting the “new concrete school” with nothing but his red #backpack filled with dreams. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-j5p

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ClaudiaPicolo1234
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera

“imagine what you could do.“

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ClaudiaPicolo1234
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera

I think this book would be good for children in grade 3-5. This book speaks to every reader and dreamer searching for their place in life.

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ClaudiaPicolo1234
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera
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This book is about Herrera's life. As a young boy spending time outside and then as an adolescent learning to craft poetry, before ultimately receiving the honor of U.S. Poet Laureate as an adult.

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ClaudiaPicolo1234
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera

“I met a young spider named Deb, who's become quite a singing celeb. When I asked how she'd grown to be so well known, she replied, “I'm all over the web!“

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ClaudiaPicolo1234
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera

It is in a lyrical picture book form. It has repetition on every page because, at the end of the page, it ends with “imagine.“ It has a slow rhythm with long lines and multisyllabic words. This would be a great poem to use when introducing poets and starting an activity where the students write what they want to be when they get older and make a whole lesson out of it.

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ClaudiaPicolo1234
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera
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It is about a boy who imagines what he will be like when he grows up. It is about Juan's life as a boy spending time outside and then as he is learning to write poetry.

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SophieA
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera

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It is in a lyrical picture book form. It has repetition on every page because, at the end of the page, it ends with “imagine.“ It has a slow rhythm with long lines and multisyllabic words. This would be a great poem to use when introducing poets and starting an activity where the students write what they want to be when they get older and make a whole lesson out of it.

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SophieA
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It is about a boy who imagines what he will be like when he grows up. It is about Juan's life as a boy spending time outside and then as he is learning to write poetry.

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sophiekinnett
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera

I really enjoyed this poem. At first I was somewhat confused because of the repetition of the word imagine. I wasn't sure what it meant imagine. But then I realized if the author could do what he did, Imagine what the reader could do. Once I figured that out the book made a lot more sense. The pictures were beautifully illustrated and the repetition of the word imagine was very powerful.

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liz.eng
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera

“If I opened my classroom's wooden door not knowing how to read or speak in English, imagine.“

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liz.eng
Imagine | Juan Felipe Herrera

The moment when he wrote about imagining what his life would be like if he could go to school and understand English instead of being confused and the only non-speaking English learner.

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liz.eng
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In this story Imagine is about a boy named Juan who speaks Spanish at home but his school speaks English. He starts to write his own poetry about his views on the world around him. At the end of each poem he ends with the word imagine. This story is cute and appropriate for elementary schoolers.

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GatheringBooks
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#ANewChapter Day 21: #IHaveADream reminded me of this nonfiction picturebook written in verse, where the beauty and power of imagination is unleashed in quiet waves and soft colours. Based on the childhood of US Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera, it speaks of what life was like as a young migrant boy unfamiliar with the English language, confronting school with nothing but his red backpack filled with dreams. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-j5p

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awww sounds so good!!! ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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suzisteffen
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🎶Welllll you know what‘s stuck in my head now. #poetry

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Krisjericho
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An illustrated poem, and I actually found the poem to be quite approachable for children. It is lyrical, but it has enough concrete detail to be comprehensible, and the illustrations help convey the meaning.

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Chelsibno
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So every week or two, I go into the public library and check out anywhere from 4-12 children‘s picture books or chapter books at a time. It‘s usually the same three people that help me checkout at the circ desk. Since I never have a child with me when I check out all these kid books and they don‘t know I‘m an elementary school librarian, I have to wonder what weird backstory have they come up with to explain my quirky checkout history?

Chelsibno This was especially true in library school when I took my resources and services for early learners and children classes. At that point, I was checking out anywhere from 10-30 picture books at a time. 6y
Nebklvr I dont have kids and everyone knows it but I always recommend picture books to people who are low or in a rut because they just make you smile! 😍 6y
Amie As a public library employee, I can assure you that you checking out kids books without a kid is probably the least odd thing those library workers are seeing during their day 😃 6y
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