My Name Is Not Isabella: An Inspiring Book About Identity And Heroes For Kids (Includes Facts About Extraordinary Women Throughout History)
By Jennifer Fosberry and Mike Litwin
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About this ebook
A rollicking read-aloud and terrific "read-to-myself" story, full of complete with backmatter about Isabella's favorite women throughout history!
A New York Times Bestseller!
Just How Big Can a Little Girl Dream? Ask Isabella…
She takes a wild ride—and discovers the sky's the limit!
Who Is Your Hero?
Isabella's include U.S. Astronaut Sally Ride, activist Rosa Parks, and sharpshooter Annie Oakley—but there's no bigger hero than Isabella's own mommy! Join Isabella on an adventure of discovery—and find out how imagining to be these extraordinary women teaches her the importance of being her extraordinary self.
"This story…speaks frankly about self-identity and self affirmation as Isabella decides at the end that she is actually herself…because she possesses the best parts of all of the women she looks up to."—ForeWord Magazine
"The colorful mixed-media artwork reinforces the fanciful, upbeat tone of the book. Use this story to ignite young readers' interest in women's history." —School Library Journal
My Name Is Not Isabella is capturing hearts and awards, including:
Silver ForeWord Book of the Year Award for Picture Books
Gold Moonbeam Children's Book Award
Gold Independent Publisher Book Award
Amelia Bloomer List
A great choice if looking for:
Feminist books for little girls and boys
Historical women books for kids
Supreme court justices biographies for kids
Reviews for My Name Is Not Isabella
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved it. As a retired teacher who wants to get back to early childhood classrooms, this is a perfect book, enabling the imagination, creating a warm and loving acceptance and opening the door to social justice discoveries.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book is good when you teaching character traits because Isabella is different people throughout the book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Genre: Realistic FictionCritiques: This is a realistic fiction book because it tells the plausible story of a young girl thinking and acting out the role of historic women of the past. She uses pretending as a means of acting as though she is one of the women throughout her everyday actions. For example, on the bus ride to school, she pretends to be Rosa Parks, reflecting on Rosa's bravery.This book has an interesting intrugal setting because it portrays the setting of the main character's life (waking up, eating breakfast, going to school, etc) and then uses the setting to relate to a historic time period or place. This causes the setting to be necessary to follow the storyline. The illustrations and text are critical to be aware of so that the historic character can be recognized.Media: digital
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Comments on Use: Great book to introduce students to influential women in our history. After reading this book you could have students pick a famous woman in history and research her. This book has several examples of women in history. From this book you can also talk about how people influence who we are and this can be taken to small group discussions about who personally influences each child.Age: Early, IntermediateMedia: coloring
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very interesting and educational; Isabella is a little girl who personifies five of the greatest women in history. It is a little game she plays with her mother.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Isabella loves heroic women in history. Throughout the day, she is pretending to be different historical or significant figures such as Sally Ride, Rosa Parks and even her own mother! This books introduces children to a variety of strong women throughout history without feeling awkward or forced. It has been loved by all the children I've read it to thus far, boys and girls, and is definitely one to buy! New York Times Bestseller and winner of several minor awards.