Alma and How She Got Her Name Ridleys Illustrations by Lydia Ortiz and

Illustrations by Lydia Ortiz and words by Emily Kleinman introduce children to these important people in history with images that are fun for youngsters and also realistic

Just like the locals and visitors

To create is to destroy

to the one snowflake among 99 stars

Max sets sail to an island inhabited by the Wild Things

Alma and How She Got Her Name Ridleys Illustrations by Lydia Ortiz andA beautifully illustrated, tender story to be shared with all children, sure to evoke conversations about their names. School Library Journal (starred review) If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza Jos Pura Candela has way too many names: six! How did such a small person wind up with such a large name? Alma turns to Daddy for an answer and learns of Sofia, the grandmother who loved books and flowers; Esperanza, the great grandmother who longed to