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Your name is a song / Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow ; illustrated by Luisa Uribe

Author
Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah
Published
Seattle, WA : Innovation Press, [2020]
Copyright Date
©2020
Physical Description
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Additional Creators
Uribe, Luisa

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Summary
Saddened by her classmates' and teacher's mispronunciations of her name, a girl is empowered by her discovery that names are like songs when she and her mom celebrate the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names.
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 her class. Your Name is a Song is a celebration to remind all of us about the beauty, history, and magic behind names.
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ISBN
9781943147724 (hardback)
1943147728 (hardback)
Interest Age
005-010.
Interest Grade
1-2.
Note
Includes glossary of names featured in the story, with their common pronunciations and meanings.
Endowment Note
Class of 1960 Libraries Endowment
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