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My Name Is Maria Isabel Reprint Edition
Contributor(s): Ada, Alma Flor (Author), Thompson, K. Dyble (Illustrator)

ISBN: 068980217X ISBN-13: 9780689802171
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 1995
Annotation: For Maria Isabel Salazar Lopez, the hardest thing about being the new girl in school is that the teacher doesn't call her by her real name. "We already have two Marias in this class," says her teacher. "Why don't we call you Mary instead?"

But Maria Isabel has been named for her Papa's mother and for Chabela, her beloved Puerto Rican grandmother. Can she find a way to make her teacher see that if she loses her name, she's lost the most important part of herself?

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 91044910

Age Level: 7-10

Grade Level: 2-5

Lexile Measure: 860(Not Available)

Guided Reading: N (Grade 3)

Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5" W x 7.4" L (0.10 lbs) 64 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Topical - Self-Esteem

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 12380
Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
For Mar a Isabel Salazar L pez, the hardest thing about being the new girl in school is that the teacher doesn't call her by her real name. We already have two Mar as in this class, says her teacher. Why don't we call you Mary instead?
But Mar a Isabel has been named for her Pap 's mother and for Chabela, her beloved Puerto Rican grandmother. Can she find a way to make her teacher see that if she loses her name, she's lost the most important part of herself?

Contributor Bio(s): Ada, Alma Flor: - Alma Flor Ada, an authority on multicultural and bilingual education, is the recipient of the 2012 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, and in 2014 she was honored by the Mexican government with the prestigious OHTLI Award. She is the author of numerous award-winning books for young readers, including Dancing Home with Gabriel Zubizarreta, My Name Is María Isabel, Under the Royal Palms (Pura Belpré Medal), Where the Flame Trees Bloom, and The Gold Coin (Christopher Award Medal). She lives in California, and you can visit her at AlmaFlorAda.com.

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