Egyptian Cinderella, The by Shirley Climo; Illustrated by Ruth Heller
	List Price:   $6.99 Unit Price:   $5.59 You Save:   $1.40 (20%) ISBN-10:   0064432793 ISBN-13:   9780064432795 Publisher:   HarperCollins Series:   A Trophy Picture Bk. Category:   Folklore/Fairy Tales Pub. Date:   December 1991 Pages:   32 Format:   Paperback Ages:   4 to 8 Grades:   0 to 3
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THE EGYPTIAN CINDERELLA Poor Rhodopis! She has nothing-no mother or father, and no friends. She is a slave, from the far-off country of Greece. Only the beautiful rose-red slippers her master gives her can make Rhodopis smile. So when a falcon swoops down and snatches one of the slippers away, Rhodopis is heartbroken. For how is she to know that the slipper will land in the lap of the great Pharaoh himself? And who would ever guess that the Pharaoh has promised to find the slipper's owner and make her queen of all Egypt? Shirley Climo is the author of the Cobweb Christmas and King of the Birds, both available from Harper Trophy. Ruth Heller is also the illustrator of King of the Birds. 'Climo has woven this ancient tale, a mixture of fact and myth, with clarity and eloquence. The beauty of the language is set off to perfection by Heller's arresting illustrations. A stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought illustrations [that makes] a winner for story hours, as well as a useful resource for the study of Cinderella through the ages.' -SLJ. Notable 1989 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) Rhodopis, a Greek slave in ancient Egypt, is given a pair of rose-red slippers by her kindly old master. When a falcon swoops down and soars away with one of them, she is heartbroken. Little does she know that the falcon will deliver her slipper to the great Pharaoh himself, who will search Egypt to find its owner. Full-color illustrations.