The name game : a look behind the labels / by Donna M. Jackson ; illustrated by Ted Stearn.
This illustrated investigation looks at how people get their names in various cultures and at what some of those names mean. It also discusses unusual names, nicknames, the names of pets, companies, and hurricanes, and much more.
Record details
- ISBN: 0670011975
- ISBN: 0670062936
- ISBN: 9780670011971
- ISBN: 9780670062935
- Physical Description: 64 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2009.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 60-61) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Name games -- Firsts, lasts, and middles -- Pet names -- Traveling toponyms -- Blowing in the wind -- Art of naming companies -- Searching for "Grace Lee" -- Name exchange -- Destiny calling -- Nicknames: getting personal -- Picture this...tips for remembering names -- Did you know? -- Explore more! -- There's a name for it. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 8 up. NC1150L Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.1 2 129832. |
Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection |
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Subject: | Names > Juvenile literature. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Alleghany Public Library | J 929.97 JAC (Text) | 30664100226742 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Beaufort Main | J 929.9 J (Text) | 34208202277793 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Jonesville Public Library | J 929.97 JAC (Text) | 30668100193349 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Paddison Memorial Branch | J929.97 J (Text) | 0112518731453 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |