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Alma and how she got her name

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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.

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Main Author: Martinez-Neal, Juana (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
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Families > Juvenile fiction.
Names, Personal > Juvenile fiction.
Stories and more.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 25 cm
ISBN:0763693553
9780763693558
Author Notes:Juana Martinez-Neal is the Peruvian-born daughter and granddaughter of painters. Her debut as an author-illustrator, Alma and How She Got Her Name , was awarded a Caldecott Honor and was published in Spanish as Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre . She also illustrated La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya, for which she won a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award, Babymoon by Hayley Barrett, Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry, and Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, which won a Robert F. Sibert Medal. Juana Martinez-Neal lives in Connecticut with her family. Visit her online at www.juanamartinezneal.com.


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