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The Name Jar Hardback - 2001
by Yangsook Choi
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A young Korean girl, Unhei, who is new to her American classroom, tells the class she will choose a name easier for them to pronounce from jar of names. When a classmate visits Unhei's neighborhood and learns her real name's special meaning, the name jar disappears, and Unhei's new friends encourage her to keep her Korean name. Full-color illustrations.
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The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she?
Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week. Her new classmates are fascinated by this no-name girl and decide to help out by filling a glass jar with names for her to pick from. But while Unhei practices being a Suzy, Laura, or Amanda, one of her classmates comes to her neighborhood and discovers her real name and its special meaning. On the day of her name choosing, the name jar has mysteriously disappeared. Encouraged by her new friends, Unhei chooses her own Korean name and helps everyone pronounce it--"Yoon-Hey.
Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week. Her new classmates are fascinated by this no-name girl and decide to help out by filling a glass jar with names for her to pick from. But while Unhei practices being a Suzy, Laura, or Amanda, one of her classmates comes to her neighborhood and discovers her real name and its special meaning. On the day of her name choosing, the name jar has mysteriously disappeared. Encouraged by her new friends, Unhei chooses her own Korean name and helps everyone pronounce it--"Yoon-Hey.
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- Title The Name Jar
- Author Yangsook Choi
- Binding Hardback
- Edition F
- Pages 40
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, New York
- Publication date 2001-07-10
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
- ISBN 9780375806131 / 037580613X
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 11.32 x 8.81 x 0.39 in (28.75 x 22.38 x 0.99 cm)
- Age range 05 to 08 years
- Grade levels K - 3
- Reading level 590
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - Korean
- Topical: Friendship
- Topical: Self-Esteem
- Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Library of Congress subjects Identity, Identity (Psychology)
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00039103
- Dewey Decimal Code E
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Citations
- Booklist, 12/15/2001, Page 738
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2001, Page 38
- Ingram Children's Advance, 07/01/2001, Page 37
- New York Times, 02/10/2002, Page 21
- School Library Journal, 11/01/2001, Page 113
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