Overview

"Getting to feel at home in a new country Yoon's name means ""shining wisdom,"" and when she writes it in Korean, it looks happy, like dancing figures. But her father tells her that she must learn to write it in English. In English, all the lines and circles stand alone, which is just how Yoon feels in the United States. Yoon isn't sure that she wants to be YOON. At her new school, she tries out different names--maybe CAT or BIRD. Maybe CUPCAKE! Helen Recorvits's spare and inspiring story about a little girl finding her place in a new country is given luminous pictures filled with surprising vistas and dreamscapes by Gabi Swiatkowska. ""My Name Is Yoon"" is a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year."

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Author:   Helen Recorvits ,  Gabi Swiatkowska
Publisher:   Turtleback Books
Imprint:   Turtleback Books
Edition:   Bound for Schools & Libraries ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 24.90cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780606355223

ISBN 10:   0606355227
Pages:   32
Publication Date:   10 June 2014
Recommended Age:   From 4 to 7 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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* With subtle grace, this moving story depicts a Korean girl's difficult adjustment to her new life in America. . . . Swiatkowska's stunningly spare, almost surrealistic paintings enhance the story's message. -- School Library Journal , starred review* As noteworthy for what it leaves out as for what it includes. . . . Yoon may be new to America, but her feelings as an outsider will be recognizable to all children. -- Publishers Weekly , starred reivew

"* ""With subtle grace, this moving story depicts a Korean girl's difficult adjustment to her new life in America. . . . Swiatkowska's stunningly spare, almost surrealistic paintings enhance the story's message."" --""School Library Journal"", starred review * ""As noteworthy for what it leaves out as for what it includes. . . . Yoon may be new to America, but her feelings as an outsider will be recognizable to all children."" --""Publishers Weekly"", starred reivew"

Author Information

"HELEN RECORVITS and GABI SWIATKOWSKA have collaborated on three books about Yoon. ""My Name Is Yoon ""was named an ALA Notable Book, among other honors, and Ms. Swiatkowska received the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award for her artwork. Ms. Recorvits lives in North Scituate, Rhode Island. Ms. Swiatkowska lives in France."

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