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

Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah, (author.). Uribe, Luisa, (illustrator.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781943147724
  • ISBN: 1943147728
  • Physical Description: 40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: Seattle, WA : Innovation Press, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes glossary of names featured in the story, with their common pronunciations and meanings.
Target Audience Note:
005-010.
1-2.
Subject: Names > Juvenile fiction.
Names > Pronunciation > Juvenile fiction.
Names, Personal > Pronunciation > Juvenile fiction.
Cultural pluralism > Juvenile fiction.
Self-confidence > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Multiculturalism > Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
Names > Fiction.
Names, Personal > Pronunciation > Fiction.
Cultural pluralism > Fiction.
Schools > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Diversity > Fiction.
Picture books for children.
Noms > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Noms > Prononciation > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Noms de personnes > Prononciation > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Diversité culturelle > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Confiance en soi > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Noirs américains > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Écoles > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Multiculturalisme > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Mères et filles > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
JUVENILE FICTION > General.
African Americans.
Cultural pluralism.
Mothers and daughters.
Multiculturalism.
Names.
Names, Personal > Pronunciation.
Self-confidence.
Names > Pronunciation
Schools
Names > Pronunciation > Juvenile fiction.
Personal names > Juvenile fiction.
Mother-daughter relationship > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Names > Fiction.
Personal names > Fiction.
Mother-daughter relationship > Fiction.
School stories.
Genre: Picture books for children.
picture books.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Picture books.
Picture books.
Livres d'images.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Burlington Public Library E THOMPKIN BIGELOW 39851001649723 Picture Books – Mind and Body (Light Green) Copy hold Display -

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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