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41) Thunder Boy Jr
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 420L
Language
English
Description
Thunder Boy Jr. is named after his dad, but he wants a name that's all his own. Just because people call his dad Big Thunder doesn't mean he wants to be Little Thunder. He wants a name that celebrates something cool he's done, like Touch the Clouds, Not Afraid of Ten Thousand Teeth, or Full of Wonder. But just when Thunder Boy Jr. thinks all hope is lost, he and his dad pick the perfect name...a name that is sure to light up the sky.
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Language
English
Description
The author presents a compilation of his research and exploration into the origins and meanings of Polish surnames, with Volume I including narrative chapters on name history, structure and form, and Volume II devoted entirely to an alphabetic index of surnames by root.
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Series
Stella Batts volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
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Description
When a classmate makes fun of her name, eight-year-old Stella picks a new one for herself, but discovers that the name she abandoned suits her just fine.
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
What's in a name? Everything! In this fun, charming, and wonderfully curated collection of baby names, authors Amy Ephron and her daughters, Anna and Maia, share inspired and witty ideas that will spark your imagination, providing parents-to-be with moments of humor, historical context, factual tidbits, and highly opinionated takes on the most creative names from Abacus and Abbie to Zoe and Zuzu! Celebrating inspiration, inclusion, hope, and love-with...
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English
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For better or worse, what we are is often determined by our family; the events that occurred many years before we were born, and the choices that were made by our forebears are our inheritance - we are the inexorable product of family history. So it is with nations. The history of Great Britain has been largely defined by powerful and influential families, many of whose names have come down to us from Celtic, Danish, Saxon or Norman ancestors. Their...
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
This indispensible guide to choosing a special name for a baby includes: separate sections for boys' and girls' names; more than 5,000 names, from well-loved favorites to something a little different; the most popular celebrity names; top ten names through the centuries; and facts about the true meanings and stories behind each name.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 410L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Meet Elizabeth. She’s got an excellent pet duck, a loving granddad and a first name that’s just awesome. After all, she’s got a queen named after her! So she’s really not amused when people insist on using nicknames like “Lizzy” and “Beth.” She bears her frustration in silence until an otherwise ordinary autumn day, when she discovers her power to change things once and for all. In the process, Elizabeth learns about communication...
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English
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There are tens of thousands of baby names out there—and books that dutifully list them. And then there is 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time—a curated, considered, opinionated, and richly informative guide that winnows down the world of baby names to help moms and dads make smart choices, sidestep the trendiness trap, and avoid the ranks of parents (more than 54%) who later regret the name they chose.
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