TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thompkins-Bigelow,Jamilah
AU  - Uribe,Luisa
TI  - Your name is a song
SN  - 9781943147724
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - Seattle, WA
PB  - Innovation Press
KW  - Names
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Pronunciation
KW  - Names, Personal
KW  - Cultural pluralism
KW  - Self-confidence
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Schools
KW  - Multiculturalism
KW  - Mothers and daughters
KW  - Picture books
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes glossary of names featured in the story, with their common pronunciations and meanings; Ages 5-10; Grades 1-2
N2  - 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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