Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story
a mexican cinderella story
- Paperback
40 pages
- Release Date
2 August 2004
Summary
Hace mucho tiempo?a long time ago?there lived a beautiful young woman named Adelita. So begins the age-old tale of a kind-hearted young woman, her jealous stepmother, two hateful stepsisters, and a young man in search of a wife. The young man, Javier, falls madly in love with beautiful Adelita, but she disappears from his fiesta at midnight, leaving him with only one clue to her hidden identity?a beautiful rebozo? shawl. With the rebozo in place of a glass slipper, this favorite fairy tale ta…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780142401873 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0142401870 |
| Author: | Tomie DePaola |
| Publisher: | Puffin Books |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 2 August 2004 |
| Weight: | 186g |
| Dimensions: | 3mm x 229mm x 279mm |
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Cinderella fans will find much to like in dePaola
Cinderella fans will find much to like in dePaolaAEs original twist, infused with Mexican warmth and color. (Publishers Weekly) A true tour de force. (School Library Journal)
About The Author
Tomie DePaola
Tomie dePaola is one of the most popular children’s book authors and illustrators of our time. His humor, insight, and gentle art delight all readers. A Newbery Honor award winner, he has written and illustrated a number of books for Simon & Schuster, including Caldecott Honor Book “Strega Nona, ” as well as “Andy: That’s My Name, Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup, ” and ““Charlie Needs a Cloak.”” A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in New London, New Hampshire.
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