pstrongstrongA stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought illustrations emSchool Library Journal.emstrong An inventive twist on the classic taleem Publishers Weekly.emstrongppThis 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.ppPoor 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.ppSo 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 EgyptppstrongNotable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies NCSSCBCstrongp