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by Paul Fleischman (Author), Julie Paschkis (Illustrator)
Once upon a time, in Mexico . . . in Ireland . . . in Zimbabwe . . . there lived a girl who worked all day in the rice fields . . . then spent the night by the hearth, sleeping among the cinders.
Her name is Ashpet, Sootface, Cendrillon . . . Cinderella. Her story has been passed down the centuries and across continents. Now Paul Fleischman and Julie Paschkis craft its many versions into one hymn to the rich variety and the enduring constants of our cultures. A Junior Library Guild Selection Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.Author Biography
Paul Fleischman won a Newbery Medal for Joyful Noise and a Newbery Honor for Graven Images. He is also the author of young adult novels including Whirligig and The Mind's Eye, and middle-grade novels including Bull Run and Seedfolks. He lives with his wife in northern California.
Julie Paschkis won a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor for Yellow Elephant. She lives in Seattle.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.4 x 11 x 8.8 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 04, 2007
Award: Red Clover Award (2009)
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award (2010)
Award: Monarch Award (2010)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 0.5
