Me Llamo Maria Isabel (My Name Is Maria Isabel)

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Atheneum

Annotation: A poignant story about a Hispanic girl's pride in her name and heritage and how it is put to the test when she is transferred to a new fourth-grade classroom.

Genre: [Foreign languages] [Realistic fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #4319268

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Atheneum

Edition Date: 1996 Release Date: 09/01/96

Illustrator: Thompson, K. Dyble,

Pages: 60 pages

ISBN: 0-689-81099-7

ISBN 13: 978-0-689-81099-2

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 94071330

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
Moving, Household. Fiction.
Schools. Fiction.
Puerto Ricans. United States. Fiction.
Spanish language materials.
Hispanicos americanos (Estados Unidos). Novela. slem.
Mudanza de domicilio. Novela. slem.
Narraciones escolares. slem.
Materiales lectura en idioma espanol. slem.

Language: Spanish

Reviews:

Horn Book

When MarÃÂa Isabel's family moves, she has trouble adjusting to an unfamiliar school and to the name Mary, assigned to her by her new teacher. A class essay enables MarÃÂa to express the importance of her own name and her desire to participate in the school's winter show. Thompson's black-and-white drawings complement the well-written, satisfying story.

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Word Count: 7,182

Reading Level: 4.9

Interest Level: 2-5

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.9 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 12380SP / grade: Lower Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:4.5 / points:2.0 / quiz:Q07520

Lexile: 860L

Guided Reading Level: N

Fountas & Pinnell: N

Para María Isabel Salazar López lo más difícil de ser la alumna recién llegada a una nueva escuela es que la maestra no la llama por su nombre. —Ya tenemos dos Marías en esta clase—le dice la maestra. —¿Por qué no te llamamos Mary?

Pero a María Isabel la llamaron así en recuerdo de la madre de su padre y de Chabela, su querida abuelita puertorriqueña. ¿Podrá hacerle comprender a la maestra que perder su nombre es perder la parte más importante de sí misma?

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