Becoming Vanessa
Becoming Vanessa
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Becoming Vanessa

Written by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Hardcover
$18.99
$17.97
3 - 6
Reading age
40
Page count
16
Words per page
AD540L
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Jun 15, 2021
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Get ready to go back to school with this inclusive, empathetic story that will help kids new to the classroom transform from timid caterpillars into beautiful butterflies who love exactly who they are! On Vanessa’s first day of school, her parents tell her it will be easy to make friends. Vanessa isn’t so sure. She wears her fanciest outfit so her new classmates will notice her right away. They notice, but the attention isn’t what she’d hoped for. As the day goes on, she feels more self-conscious. Her clothes are too bright, her feather boa has way too many feathers, and even her name is too hard to write. The next day, she picks out a plain outfit, and tells her mom that her name is too long. She just wants to blend in, with a simple name like the other girls–why couldn’t her parents have named her Megan or Bella? But when her mother tells her the meaning behind her name, it gives her the confidence she needs to introduce her classmates to the real Vanessa. Perfect for readers of Alma and How She Got Her Name and The King of Kindergarten.

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being yourselfnamesanxietyindividualityclothingthe first day of schoolbutterflies, moths and caterpillars

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780525582120
    Publication Date
    June 15, 2021
    Publisher
    Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Page Count
    40
    Words Per Page
    16
    Reading Age
    3 - 6 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2019055098
    Lexile® Level
    AD540L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    ATOS® Book Level
    2.6
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    521691
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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