Alma and How She Got Her Name Black history month Full color illustration on every

Full color illustration on every other page

Grades 3rd to 7th

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Alma and How She Got Her Name Black history month Full color illustration on everyBy Juana Martinez Neal A 2019 Caldecott Honor Book Whats in a name? For one little girl, her very long name tells the vibrant story of where she came from and who she may one day be. If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza Jos Pura Candela has way too many names: six! How did such a small person wind up with such a large name? Alma turns to Daddy for an answer and learns of Sofia, the grandmother who loved books and flowers; Esperanza, the great