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Alma and how she got her name  Cover Image Book Book

Alma and how she got her name / Juana Martinez-Neal.

Martinez-Neal, Juana (author, illustrator.).

Summary:

When Alma Sofia Esperanze Jose Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780763693558
  • ISBN: 0763693553
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
490 Lexile.
Decoding demand: 77 (high) Semantic demand: 65 (high) Syntactic demand: 65 (high) Structure demand: 79 (high) Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 2.2 0.5 195946.
Awards Note:
Caldecott Honor Award, 2019
Subject: Families > Juvenile fiction.
Names, Personal > Juvenile fiction.
Hispanic Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Names, Personal > Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION > Family > Multigenerational.
JUVENILE FICTION > People & Places > Caribbean & Latin America.
JUVENILE FICTION > Social Themes > Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance.
Genre: Picture books.

Available copies

  • 72 of 75 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 75 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Adams PL Sys. - Decatur Branch EF MAR (Text) 34207002227529 Juv Fiction Easy Available -
Akron Carnegie PL - Akron JP MAR (Text) 75253000058756 Juvenile Picture Books Available -
Benton Co PL - Fowler E MAR (Text) 34044001026119 Picture Books Available -
Bloomfield Eastern Greene Co PL - Bloomfield Main [E] MAR (Text) 36803001085112 EASY Available -
Brazil PL - Brazil J E MARTINEZ-NEAL (Text) 38160000611457 Youth Services Available -
Brownstown PL - Brownstown JF MARTINE (Text) 79361000111409 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Butler PL - Butler J PIC MARTIN JU (Text) 73174005035102 Childrens: Picture Books Available -
Carnegie PL of Steuben Co - Angola JP MAR (Text) 33118000189835 Children: Picture Book Available -
Centerville Center Twp PL - Centerville E MAR (Text) 76895000309106 2nd Floor Juvenile Picture Available -
Coatesville-Clay Twp PL - Coatesville E MARTINEZ-NEAL (Text) 78321000029048 Juvenile Fiction Easy Available -

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  • Baker & Taylor
    When Alma Sofia Esperanza Josâe Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents.
  • Random House, Inc.
    A 2019 Caldecott Honor Book

    What’s 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 who was an artist; and other namesakes, too. As she hears the story of her name, Alma starts to think it might be a perfect fit after all — and realizes that she will one day have her own story to tell. In her author-illustrator debut, Juana Martinez-Neal opens a treasure box of discovery for children who may be curious about their own origin stories or names.
  • Random House, Inc.
    A 2019 Caldecott Honor Book

    “A beautifully illustrated, tender story to be shared with all children, sure to evoke conversations about their names.” —School Library Journal (starred review)


    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 who was an artist; and other namesakes, too. As she hears the story of her name, Alma starts to think it might be a perfect fit after all—and realizes that she will one day have her own story to tell. In her 2019 Caldecott Honor Book, Juana Martinez-Neal opens a treasure box of discovery for children who may be curious about their own origin stories or names.

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