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Sunday, February 13, 2011

The Egyptian Cinderella


Climo, S. (1989). The Egyptian Cinderella. New York, NY: Harper Collins.

Brief Annotation: This is an Egyptian folktale of a young girl named Rhodopis. Rhodopis was stolen by pirates and had “rosy cheeks” and fair skin. Therefore, she was teased from the other Egyptian servants. A falcon drops one of Rhodopis’ beautiful slipper into the hands of the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh takes this as a sign to marry the girl who owns the slippers. Rhodopis lives happily ever after. This is a wonderful fairy tale with beautiful illustrations of Egyptian carvings.

Genre: Fairy tale, Myth, Fiction

Grade Level: 2-4

Readers who will like this: Readers who enjoy fairy tales, readers learning about Egyptian history (there is some facts to this story)

Response/Rating (1-4): 4-This was my favorite of the folktale comparison

One question you would ask before a read aloud: What do you know about Egyptian history?
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  1. Suzy Kaback & FamilyFebruary 27, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    Did you know that the story of Rhodopis is considered the oldest, and therefore the original, Cinderella story? I don't have Galda with me while I'm writing this, so I don't know if she pointed that out in the Folktale chapter, but if you want some quick background, just check Wikipedia.

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  2. Molly GerberMarch 27, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    Illustrated by Ruth Heller

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