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When I Was a Boy Neruda Called Me Policarpo

by Poli Delano

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Poli Delano's real name is Enrique. But when his mother was expecting him, Pablo Neruda, the great Chilean poet, took to calling him Policarpo. The name stuck and today Enrique Delano, also a noted Chilean writer, is still known as Poli. Besides his nickname, Poli Delano owes many happy childhood memories to Neruda. For a time, he and his parents, who were Chilean diplomats, lived in Mexico with the poet, his wife Delia, and their ornery pet badger. This delightful book recalls the period when he saw the fun-loving, eccentric Nerudas nearly every day. He learned a wide array of things from the man he called Tio Pablo — how to swim, what fate is, how to eat grasshoppers, how to talk to the spider-woman at the fair, and how to stand up to Nazis and bullies. Neruda's almost childlike sense of joy, his love of nature, and his great enthusiasm for the world resonates with young readers.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780888997265
Subtitle:
A Memoir
Translator:
Monroy, Manuel
Illustrator:
Monroy, Manuel
Author:
DeLano, Poli
Author:
Higgins, Sean
Publisher:
Groundwood Books
Subject:
People of Color
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography - People of Color
Subject:
Poets, Chilean
Subject:
Authors, Chilean
Subject:
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography/Cultural Herit
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage
Subject:
Authors
Subject:
Neruda, Pablo
Publication Date:
June 2006
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
84
Dimensions:
8.58x6.06x.59 in. .72 lbs.
Age Level:
09-12
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