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Title: The Name Jar

2. Author: Yangsook Choi
3. Illustrator: Yangsook Choi
4. Publication date: 2001
5. Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction
6. Reading Level: 3.1
7. Publisher: Dragonfly Books
8. Summary: The Name Jar is about two girl leaves her country and at she has to change
her name, in the process of adapting to her new community and school.
9. Review:
The Name Jar is a realistic fiction picture book that explains the life of a girl that if from
Korea that emigrates from a different country. When she attends her new school her classmates
have a hard time pronouncing her name; therefore, they help her look for a different name that
she can use. With the being said, the book leads the purpose towards the adaptation process of an
immigrate in a school and community. The Choi, the author and illustrator of the book, draws
pictures with dull colors, that deeply connect to the content of the book. The Name Jar provides
children with an insight to their problems because this book can be used to comfort students that
might have uncommon names. The book can also be used to embrace other cultures.
Furthermore, the major theme of this book is personal identity and it was seen when Unhei
possess certain aspects that identify her as a unique person. Also, the author is qualified because
he was born in Japan and immigrated to the United Stated. This allows him to portray creditable
ideas of a Korean immigrant. Additionally, the book is written appropriately directing children
between ages five and eight.