Korean Cinderella, The by Shirley Climo; Illustrated by Ruth Heller
	List Price:   $6.99 Unit Price:   $5.59 You Save:   $1.40 (20%) ISBN-10:   0064433978 ISBN-13:   9780064433976 Publisher:   HarperCollins Series:   A Trophy Picture Bk. Category:   Picture Books, Folklore/Fairy Tales Pub. Date:   February 1996 Pages:   48 Format:   Paperback Ages:   5 to 9 Grades:   0 to 3
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CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
?Climo and Heller conflate several Korean variants of Cinderella to offer up the story of Pear Blossom, a lovely girl who is sorely mistreated by her nasty stepmother and stepsister.... At once comfortingly familiar and intriguingly exotic, the text is especially noteworthy for its instructive but unobtrusive incorporation of Korean words.'-Publishers Weekly. ?Heller's paintings are exotically lush and colorful as well as engaging.... An agreeable retelling of the Cinderella story.' -BL. Notable 1994 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) As in the familiar version of Cinderella, Pear Blossom, the Korean Cinderella, is mistreated by a cruel stepmother and made to perform outrageous tasks. Pear Blossom's fairy godmother appears in the form of tokgabis, magical creatures that come to her aid and help her to triumph over her ill-meaning relatives. Full color.