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Author
Series
Fountas & Pinnell
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Language
English
Formats
Description
Originally published; New York; Greenwillow Books, 1991"This edition is only avilable for distribution through the school market." --cover, p. 4Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2004
Physical Desc
2 sound discs (15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in + 1 book [46p: col. ill, 23 cm].
Language
English
Description
When an eldest son fell into a well and too much time was spent trying to pronounce his name instead of being spent in getting help, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
Physical Desc
xiii, 398 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A baby name guide designed to help parents figure out how names fit into the real world their children will be entering, discussing unusual, unisex, fashionable, trendy, royal, place, and other name categories.
Author
Language
English
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Formats
Description
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. Spanish language edition! If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza Jose Pura Candela has way too many names: six! Just think of how hard it is to fit them all on the back of a little photograph 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...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
x, 673 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Complete Book of Baby Names" is packed full of more than 100,001 baby names with origins and definitions that make choosing baby's names (almost) painless. Features include: the most up-to-date list of popular names, twin names, celebrity names, names from children's literature, and names with great expectations.
10) Who's on first?
Author
Series
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[c2013]
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Abbott and Costello's classic comedy routine, reissued for children, features a bear and a rabbit trying to determine the baseball player covering each base.
Author
Publisher
Meadowbrook Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
699 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents origins, meanings, and variations for more than 100,000 baby names, including ethnic names from over one hundred countries, and provides over three hundred themed lists, lists of the top one hundred boys' and girls' names of 2004, fifteen name-choice factors to consider, and work sheets for the choosing process.
Author
Language
English
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Description
When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names on their lyrical walk home through the city. Empowered by this newfound understanding, the young girl is ready to return the next day to share her knowledge with...
14) Chrysanthemum
Publisher
Weston Woods
Pub. Date
1998.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (15 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Chrysanthemum's name is the subject of ridicule by jealous classmates. Her wonderful music teacher helps her to appreciate the beauty and melodious sounds of her name.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
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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.
18) Thunder Boy Jr
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 audio-enabled book (1 volume (unpaged)) : digital, color illustrations ; 26 cm
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"--
19) My name
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
When his name is mispronounced, leading to laughter in the classroom, an Indian American boy is reminded by his parents how special he is and how his unique name reflects that.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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? Gigi and Ojiji: What's in a Name? is a Level Three I Can Read book. Level 3 includes many fun subjects kids love to read about on their own. Themes include friendship, adventure, historical fiction, and science. Level 3 books are written for early independent...
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