Alma and How She Got Her Name

Written by Juana Martinez-Neal

Narrated by Adriana Sananes

This video about one girl and her very long name opens a treasure box of discovery for children who may be curious about their own origin stories or names.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Release date: Aug 6, 2019
• ISBN: 9781666578935

Juana Martinez-Neal

Juana Martinez-Neal is the Peruvian born daughter and granddaughter of painters. Her debut as an author-illustrator Alma and How She Got Her Name, was awarded a Caldecott Honor and was also published in a Spanish edition as Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre. Her second author-illustrator book, Zonia's Rain Forest, is available in a Spanish edition La selva de Zonia. Juana has also illustrated numerous picture books including La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya, for which she won the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award, and Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, which won The Robert F. Sibert Medal.  Website: juanamartinezneal.com Instagram: @juanamartinezn Twitter: @juanamartinez