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Author:

Jackson, Donna M., 1959-

Title:

The name game : a look behind the labels / by Donna M. Jackson ; illustrated by Ted Stearn.

Publisher:

Viking,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

64 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Names--Juvenile literature.
Names.

Other Authors:

Stearn, Ted, ill.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-61) and index.

Contents:

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.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

0670062936 (hardcover)
9780670062935 (hardcover)
0670011975 (hardcover)
9780670011971 (hardcover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)245023276

LCCN:

2008037705

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TNPD062 -- Belle Plaine Community Library (Belle Plaine)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

FVPB284 -- Hopkinton Public Library (Hopkinton)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

LEPI975 -- Woodbury County Library (Moville)