The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella StoryRebecca Hickox
Gebundene Ausgabe
What do you get when you take Cinderella's glass slipper and transport it to the Middle East? < I> The Golden Sandal! Rebecca Hickox's delightful retelling of an Iraqi folktale " The Little Red Fish and the Clog of Gold" has all the makings of any good Cinderella story-the mean stepmother, the young oppressed girl, a big shindig, a kind, magical creature who helps the girl dress up for the event, an enamored young man, a lost-and-found shoe, and the promise of a happy ending. However, with the Arabian twist, the girl's name is Maha, the benevolent creature is a fish, the shindig is a "grand henna, " and the shoe that ultimately saves Maha from a cruel fate is none other than a golden sandal. Rebecca Hickox, author of < I> Zorro and Quwi, < I> Per and the Dala Horse and < I> Matreshka, teams up with the well-loved illustrator Will Hillenbrand of < I> The Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, < I> Counting Crocodiles, and the award-winning < I> Wicked Jack to create this fresh twist on a familiar tale-guaranteed to keep youngsters riveted until the satisfying ending when justice prevails! < I>( Ages 4 to 8)
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