Unit 1: Cinderella Around the World
Explore the theme of cultural differences through multiple versions of the classic fairytale Cinderella from different cultures around the world.
Essential Questions:
Cendrillon
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Cinderella
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Cinderella: an Islamic Tale
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The Egyptian Cinderella
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Yeh-Shen
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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
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The Rough-Face Girl
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The Talking Eggs
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What Is Culture?
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The Salmon Princess
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The ES Library currently holds a copy of the indicated books
| Supporting Materials | Library owns? |
| Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics | |
| Abadeha: A Phillipine Cinderella by Myrna J. de la Paz | 0 |
| Adelaida: A Cuban Cinderella by Ana Monnar | 0 |
| Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story by Tomie dePaola (660L) | 1 |
| Angkat: The Cambodian Cinderella by Jewell Reinhart Coburn (860L) | 0 |
| Anklet for a Princess: A Cinderella Story from India by Lila Mehta (860L) | 0 |
| Cinderella Liberator by Rebecca Solnit | 0 |
| Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella by Jewell Reinhard Coburn, Tzexa Cherta Lee (850L) | 1 |
| Sootface: An Ojibwas Cinderella Story by Robert D. San Souci (640L) | 1 |
| Tam and Cam: The Ancient Vietnamese Cinderella Story by Minh Quoc | 0 |
| The Gift of the Crocodile: A Cinderella Story by Judy Sierra (720L) | 0 |
| The Golden Sandal by Rebecca Hickox (870L) | 0 |
| The Gospel Cinderella by Joyce Carol Thomas | 0 |
| The Irish Cinderlad by Shirley Climo (730L) | 0 |
| The Korean Cinderella by Shirley Climo (700L) | 1 |
| The Orphan: A Cinderella Story from Greece by Anthony Manna | 0 |
| The Persian Cinderella by Shirley Climo (760L) | 1 |
| Non-Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics | |
| A Life Like Mine: How Children Live Around the World by DK | 0 |
| Children Just Like Me: A New Celebration of Children Around the World by DK | 0 |
| Countries of the World: Our World in Pictures by DK | 0 |
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Call # 398.2 BRE / The story of Cinderella is transported to snowy Russia in Jan Brett's lavish style. One magical night, Cinders, the most picked upon hen in the flock, becomes the most loved by Prince Cockerel when she arrives at his ball looking so beautiful that even her bossy sisters don't recognize her.
Call # 398.2 C / In this Mexican retelling of the Cinderella story, there is no glass slipper and no fairy godmother. All Domitila has are her innate qualities and talents, resulting in the transformation of Timoteo, her suitor.
Call # 398.2 C / Like the tree planted to honor her birth, Pear Blossom is beautiful, and the pride of her elderly mother and father. But then her mother dies, and her father remarries. Pear Blossom's stepmother resents her new daughter's beauty. Out of jealousy, she makes Pear Blossom perform impossible chores while her own daughter, Peony, watches idly. But fortunately, Pear Blossom is not alone. With the help of magical creatures--togkabis--she can accomplish each task, and triumph over her stepmother's cruelty.
Call # 398.2 C / In this jewel-like version of a classic story, popular folklorist Shirley Climo tells the tale of Settareh, the Persian Cinderella. Magic enables Settareh to outsmart two jealous stepsisters and win the heart of a prince. But where most Cinderella stories end, poor Sattareh's troubles are only beginning! The unexpected plot twists will enchant readers as they rediscover the familiar tale in the lush setting of long-ago Persia.
Call # 398.2 D / Hace mucho tiempo-a long time ago-there lived a beautiful young woman named Adelita. So begins the age-old tale of a kindhearted 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 takes a delightful twist.
Call # 398.2 E / Cinderella's transformation from poor girl to princess never fails to captivate young ones, and this stellar retelling, exquisitely illustrated by Susan Jeffers, is a must for every library.
Call # 398.2 F / 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.
Call # 398.2 LOW / Once upon a time, there was a sweet cowgirl named Cindy Ellen, who lived with the orneriest stepmother west of the Mississippi and two stepsisters who were so nasty, they made rattlesnakes look nice! But when a fast-talkin' fairy godmother teaches Cindy Ellen a little lesson about gumption, Cindy lassos first place at the rodeo and the heart of Joe Prince.... You may think you've heard the story before--but you'll get a side-splittin' bellyache after you're through with this hilarious rendition told Wild West-style!
Call # 398.2 P / Presents two tales to compare and contrast, the first one from ancient Egypt and the second one from France.
Call # 398.2 S / I reckon ye heard o' Cinderella, but lemme tell you a story 'bout a sweet li'l thing named Rose? Set in the Appalachian Mountains and told in a lilting dialect that just begs to be read aloud, this is a unique and lively adaptation of the traditional Cinderella story. Complete with an enchanting protagonist, a glass slipper, and a fairy godmother who just happens to be a hog, Smoky Mountain Rose is a joy to read again and again.
Call # 398.21 MIN / A lively new twist on an old familiar fairy tale Readers young and old will enjoy this fresh look at the age-old tale in which an urban-dwelling Cinder-Elly used the help of a trash can, a copy machine, and even a glass sneaker to find her Prince Charming. With a jazzily rhthmic, rhyming text and quirky, funny illustrations, this version of hte familiar favorite is irresistible.
Call # 398.22 C / Jouanah's story takes readers to the remote mountains of Southeast Asia, to the traditional home of the Laotian Hmong.
Call # E JAC / Once upon a time there were two girls who lived next door to each other. Cinder Edna was forced to work for her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, just as her neighbor, Cinderella, was. Edna, on the other hand, had learned a thing or two from doing all that housework, such as how to make tuna casserole sixteen different ways and how to get spots off everything from rugs to ladybugs. And she was strong and spunky and knew some good jokes. Then one day the king announced that he would give a ball ...
Call # E LAG / This Step 2 reader retells the classic story of Disney's Cinderella for girls ages 4-6
Call # E PER / All cultures share the traditional story of Cinderella--even penguin culture! Poor Cinderella Penguin is bossed and bullied by her evil penguin stepsisters as they get dolled up for the Penguin Prince's ball. After they have gone, a penguin tear rolls down Cinderella's cheek. Suddenly, in a glow of bright blue light, the Great Fairy Penguin appeared before her. And the rest is penguin history.
Call # JF HIGGINS / More than cake, more than fireworks, and even more than Christmas, Fiona and Frieda love fairy tales. Every day at recess, they act out their favorite stories. Then, on the fifty-seventh day of third grade, something amazing happens. Magic sparkles fill the air and the girls discover they have magic rhyming powers. All of a sudden, Cinderella's sitting at the bottom of the curly blue slide, and she's crying harder than a kindergartener on the first day of school. Can Fiona and Frieda help Cinderella find her fairy godmother before her mean stepsisters discover her?
Call # 305.23 L / Follow one day in the real lives of seven kids from around the world! This informative and fascinating illustrated book is perfect for learning how children live across the globe. Getting a glimpse into everyday routines across the culture map provides a window into traditions that may be different from our own as well as mirrors reflecting our common experiences.
Learn about the different places that people call home--from apartments to cottages and castles to farmhouses. With bright, vivid photos and easy-to-read informational text, readers are introduced to different cultures definitions of "home."
On Sora. A celebration of seven different winter holidays observed in the US and the traditions that unite them all. Diwali, Solstice, Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Bodhi Day, and Lunar New Year are visually depicted in turn, accompanying a stunning, read-aloud text that speaks of the traditions that link them all together. The warm yet accurate imagery is explained in simple secondary text on each spread, and further in the backmatter. Beloved author Jane Yolen and daughter, author Heidi Stemple, have crafted a loving and poignant story with true reverence for our shared traditions of celebrating light, love, food, and family. An empowering, informative, and inclusive holiday book for families of all traditions.