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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
Nevada Reading Week Grades PreK - 2
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Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
Nevada Reading Week Grades PreK - 2
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Formats
Description
Whats in a name? For one little girl, her very long name tells the vibrant story of where she came from and who she may one day be. If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela has way too many names: six! How did such a small person wind up with such a large name? Alma turns to Daddy for an answer and learns of Sofia, the grandmother who loved books and flowers; Esperanza, the great-grandmother who longed to travel; José, the grandfather...
Author
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Pub. Date
1968.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mirha questions her name after her classmates continually pronounce it wrong on the first day of school so her mother helps her to learn the significance of her name and to be proud of it.
A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from the critically acclaimed illustrator of Bilal Cooks Daal and I Am Perfectly Designed. Mirha is so excited for her first day of school! She can't wait to learn, play,...
9) Just Mabel
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mabel learns to appreciate her name and, together with a good friend, finds a way to cope with critical classmates.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When her embarrassing middle name is revealed at school, mad scientist Franny K. Stein experiments with time in order to return to the past and give herself a more dignified name.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Appears on these lists
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
One World, Many Stories PreK - 2nd
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
One World, Many Stories PreK - 2nd
Description
When Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents.
Whats in a name? For one little girl, her very long name tells the vibrant story of where she came from and who she may one day be. Spanish language edition!If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela has way too many names: six! Just think of how hard it is to fit them all on the...
15) Thunder Boy Jr
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name...one that's all his own. Dad is known as Big Thunder, but Little Thunder doesn't want to share a name"--
16) Matthew A.B.C
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A new boy named Matthew joins Mrs. Tuttle's class, which already has twenty-five students whose first names are Matthew and whose last names begin with every letter except Z.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Sona is not sure how she feels about a new baby in the family until the baby-naming ceremony, during which she is determined to find the best name for her new brother or sister.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Gigi wants to go by something besides her baby name—but her full name, Geraldine, is too long to write and Hanako, her middle name, doesn’t feel quite right. Will Gigi find the perfect name? This exciting new I Can Read series is brought to you by author-illustrator Melissa Iwai, whose popular books include Soup Day and Dumplings for Lili. Gigi and Ojiji: What’s Iin a Name? is a Level Three I Can Read book. Level 3 includes many fun subjects...
19) My name is Yoon
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Foster Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Disliking her name as written in English, Korean-born Yoon, or "shining wisdom," refers to herself as "cat," "bird," and "cupcake," as a way to feel more comfortable in her new school and new country.
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