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Binding: PaperbackBrand: HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS Dewey Decimal Number: 398.20932 EAN: 9780064432795 ISBN: 0064432793 Label: HarperTrophy Manufacturer: HarperTrophy MPN: HC0064432793 Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 32 Publication Date: December 01, 1991 Publisher: HarperTrophy Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Release Date: February 28, 1992 Studio: HarperTrophy Related Items:
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 Rating: - Alternative CinderellasWhat message does the Cinderella story convey to young girls? If you are concerned about the emphasis on beauty and passivity, try Cinderella stories from various cultures. After hearing this Egyptian Cinderella story from a library book, my granddaughter asked to have a copy for her own. Rating:  - Rhodopis of AntiquityThis book is not "racist". The fairy tale is based upon the tale of "Rhodopis", Greek word for 'rosy cheek or sunburned', in antiquity. "Rhodopis" stories were popular Greek tales among ancient Greeks since the 6th century BC, told in different versions. A well told account in one of these older versions had her finance a pyramid in her honor, the Pyramid of Mycerinus or Menkera. Shirley Climo's version is based upon these versions of "Rhodopis", Strabo's "Rhodopis" is an archetypal Cinderella from ... Read More Rating:  - Ok, but not a hit with daughterShe's 7. She read it, but wasn't all that excited. Not anything like the original Cinderella story which threw her off. Rating: - Unexpectedly EducationalI had to read a version of the Egyptian story when I was in the 6th grade,I don't think it was this exact take on the tale, however I remember enjoying it very much--it opened me up to people across the world sharing the same story in different ways. Climo seems to have really zeroed in on that idea, with all of her various retellings of the Cinderella tale from all over the world. As usual, her writing is great, it completely creates the characters and I really enjoyed reading the story. ... Read More Rating: - egyptian cinderellaI am delighted with the book. The pictures are gorgeous and the story is pretty too. The delivery was excellent, it arrived very fast. 
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