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Alma and how she got her name
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Author:
Martinez-Neal, Juana,
Series:
Alma's words.
Published:
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 25 cm.
Rating:
490L
Status:
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Description

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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Subjects

LC Subjects
Families -- Juvenile fiction.
Names, Personal -- Juvenile fiction.

More Details

Language:
English
ISBN:
9781725422261, 0763693553, 9780763693558
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 2.2, 0.5 Points
Lexile measure:
490

Notes

Description
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.
Target Audience
490L,Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 77 (high),Semantic demand: 65 (high),Syntactic demand: 65 (high),Structure demand: 79 (high),Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,2.2,0.5,195946.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,LG,2.2,0.5,195946

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Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Martinez-Neal, J. (2018). Alma and how she got her name. First edition. Candlewick Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Martinez-Neal, Juana. 2018. Alma and How She Got Her Name. Candlewick Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Martinez-Neal, Juana, Alma and How She Got Her Name. Candlewick Press, 2018.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Martinez-Neal, Juana. Alma and How She Got Her Name. First edition. Candlewick Press, 2018.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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