"A stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought illustrations" (School Library Journal). "An inventive twist on the classic tale" (Publishers Weekly).
This Egyptian spin on the classic Cinderella tale was initially recorded in the first century by a Roman historian and is retold here by folklorist Shirley Climo.
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
Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
- ISBN10 0064432793
- ISBN13 9780064432795
- Publish Date 15 July 1992 (first published 15 September 1989)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Collins
- Format Paperback
- Pages 32
- Language English