Language of Doves, The
Publication Information
Author:  Wells, Rosemary	Illustrator:  Shed, Greg
Title:  Language of Doves, The	Date:  1996
Publisher:  Dial	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-8037-1472-6	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    historical fiction, fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
On her sixth birthday, Julietta's grandfather gives her one of his homing pigeons and tells her about his experiences raising and training doves for military use in Italy during WWI.
Teaching Ideas:
The story-within-a-story format (both reminiscences) provides an interesting model for students' writing. The plot offers many angles for discussion, writing, or further study: What was Italy's role in WWI? How else have animals been used in wars? Can animals really communicate? Additionally, the book would fit well into text sets about war, families, and especially intergenerational relationships. Animals: www.nationalgeographic.com/rwa
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Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > relationships > intergenerational Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > loss Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > love Family > grandparents > grandparent-child relationships History > topic > war > World War I Literature and Language > writing Science > biology > zoology > animal behavior Science > biology > zoology > ornithology/birds

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