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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2003-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, & Giroux
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9781250057112
Lexile
480
Themes
immigrant experience

My Name is Yoon

Written by Helen Recorvits and Illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska
The story of Yoon, a little girl who has recently arrived in the United States from Korea. Her name means “Shining Wisdom” in Korean and has a magical look when written in her language. But now she must write it in English and become “Yoon.” She tries out different names as she struggles to adjust to her new country.
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MY FAVORITES
Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2003-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, & Giroux
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9781250057112
Lexile
480
Themes
immigrant experience
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