This is a 15 question end of book test and bonus book report. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo and by the grimm brothers exposition cinderella grimm brothers version exposition cinderella was at her mothers bed side dear child, be pious, and then the good god will always protect thee rhodopis captured by pirates. The egyptian cinderella story debunked ancient history. The egyptian cinderella simile their skin glowed like copper, but her pale skin burned red beneath the sunshirley climo. This website uses cookies to give you the best, most relevant experience. Images could also be stuck in books and used for inference or generating descriptive vocabulary. These are excerpts from normandi ellis translation of the egyptian book of the dead, published by phanes press in 1991 isbn 0933999747 available from bookstores or online bookstores, e. The egyptian cinderella ancient egypt book, teaching resources. The egyptian cinderella shirley climo respect your. Climo hits just the right note in her imaginative retelling of the fairy tale. I do egyptian profiles with my second graders every year they look forward to being able to do this project as second gradersand this book. Find out more at see more ideas about ancient greece, egyptian and egypt. A retelling of an ancient egyptian version of cinderella features rhodopis, who is devastated when a falcon swoops down and steals one of her precious red slippers until the pharaoh uses it as a clue to find his bride.
The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo is an illustrated picture book that tells the tale of cinderella from the egyptian cultural perspective. The egyptian cinderella ancient egypt book, teaching. Images from the book egyptian cinderella cropped and sized to show to whole class on iwb. Rhodopis the egyptian cinderella adapted from the strabo, historian, 64 bc 24 ad long ago in the land of egypt, land of the green nile and the blue mediterranean and the rising sun, there lived a slave girl named rhodopis. For the reflections i wrote my own reflection for two of the quotes and asked him to write three of his own.
In reality, the tale they continue to present as the egyptian cinderella has no egyptian origin and, in its present version, appears nowhere in. In my opinion, the egyptian cinderella, is a good book. Now when rhodopis danced, her feet sparkled like firefliesshirley climo. It would be a great way to introduce egyptian history to an elementry class or a unit on fairy tales. The oldest known cinderella story whether it be from the disney movie or from a storybook, im sure you know about the classic story of cinderella. The egyptian cinderella, written by shrley climo, retells the classic cinderella story of an oppressed, humble greek slave girl named rhodopis who loses one of her rose red slippers only to have it returned by royalty seeking to marry whom the slipper fits. As more and more people come to rely on digital information, fewer tend to check primary sources in books. Ruth heller travelled to korea to do the research for this book.
In spite of the teasing, rhodopis had beautiful dancing skills that earned her rosered slippers from her master. She has nothingno mother or father, and no friends. The book was written in 1991 and i was able to watch a read aloud of the book on youtube where the individual. The egyptian cinderella is a 1989 childrens book written by shirley climo and illustrated by ruth heller. The egyptian cinderella planning pack contains a twoweek unit of work for year 34, based on the book the egyptian cinderella. As my class had been studying ancient egypt, it was well worth looking into the egyptian version it helped with discussing the culture of egypt today and 3000 years ago. She is the author illustrator of up, up and away, among many other books for children, and lives in. In animation entertainments retelling of the egyptian cinderella, inspired by a book by shirley climo with illustrations by ruth heller, youll never be able again to see the pyramids along the. Similar to the original, there was a greek slave girl named rhodopis who married the pharaoh amasis. An inventive twist on the classic tale publishers weekly.
The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo, 9780690048223, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Ruth heller does a wonderful job of illustrating rhodopsis story and the ancient egyptian world that she lives in just as shirley climo skillfully. This 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. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo scholastic. Egyptian cinderella guided reading resources for ks2. Egyptian cinderella by shirley climo images teaching. The pharaoh picked up the shoe and said, this was no accident. She has nothing no mother or father, and no friends. For the egyptian cinderella i provided two quotes and one reflection. The egyptian cinderella book and any of the other ones like this are a great source to have at hand. The egyptian cinderella pimsleur arabic egyptian basic course level 1 lessons 110 cd.
Rhodopis was born in greece, but had been kidnapped by pirates and sold into egyptian slavery. The egyptian cinderella is a wonderful story to read to a young child or outloud to a classroom. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo librarything. Goodreads members who liked the egyptian cinderella also liked. It is a book that has outstanding illustrations in bold and rich colors. The test questions consist of high level multiple choice, short answer, sequence, and essay questions.
In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. The book was written in 1991 and i was able to watch a read aloud of the book on youtube where the individual narrates the story and shows the accompanying images. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo goodreads. The fairy godmother, charming prince, evil stepsisters, and of course the glass slipper are all famous parts of the story. She received the us african studies association childrens book award for no turning back, out of bounds short stories with foreword by archbishop desmond tutu, burn my heart and who is king in cinderella of the nile, she retells a 2000yearold version from ancient egypt. Buy egyptian cinderella by shirley climo from waterstones today.
Despite the change in setting and the famous glass slippers being substituted by leather ones with toes of rosered gold, your class will be familiar with this exotic version of cinderella. Activities for the egyptian cinderella coloring outside. Find books like the egyptian cinderella from the worlds largest community of readers. In this version of the cinderella story set in egypt in the sixth century b.
Jun, 2015 a extended series of images to the life, times, and loves of ancient greece and egypt from the novel hetaera. Have you ever read a book or seen a movie about cinderella. For the first time doing this i provide two quotes and asked him to find his own quote. Notable childrens trade book in the field of social studies ncsscbc. The story was first recorded by the greek historian strabo in the late first century bc or early first century ad and is considered the earliest known variant of the cinderella story. Published here by kind permission of normandi ellis. The egyptian cinderella literacy unit by ks2history tpt. There are hundreds of versions of cinderella all over the world why not take one of the versions as a starting point for a new unit on stories from other cultures. This egyptian spin on the classic cinderella tale was initially recorded in the first.
The egyptian cinderella by climo, shirley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. We did this text at the same time as our ancient egyptian topic but could also be used for retelling stories or. The egyptian cinderella resource pack contains a complete unit of work for ages 79, with full lesson plans and pupil resources based on the book the egyptian cinderella by shirley climo. This books is colorful and gives the students a view of how an artist sees the characters in the book. Just then, a hawk dove from the sky, dropped a golden shoe in the pharaohs lap, and flew off. The fairy tale is based upon the tale of rhodopis, greek word for rosy. The children loved reenacting the story through drama and it was a great opportunity to take some freeze frame photos of individual scenes to create a display that. A stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought illustrations school library journal.
This book shares the egyptians version of the tale. Cinderella penguin by janet perlman childrens books read aloud once upon a story duration. Widely translated, she has been a nominee for the hans christian. The egyptian cinderella literacy pack contains a complete unit of work for years 34, with full lesson plans and pupil resources based on the book the egyptian. The modernday egyptian cinderella story, currently repeated with little variation online, is an example of how repetition becomes history in the digital age. And who would ever guess that the pharoah has promised to find the slippers owner and make her queen of all egypt.
For her eyes are as green as the nile, her hair as feathery as papyrus, and. The text is incorporated in the design of hellers stylized illustrations with their appropriately. According to herodotus, rhodopis was a historical person, namely a thracian freedwoman of the 6th century b. Climo has woven this ancient tale, a mixture of fact and. The plot was a nice follow in the cinderella canon, while keeping it unique and true to the egyptian way of life in the time of pharaohs, such as the cinderella being greek, standing out from the fellow egyptians. It is an liberally expanded retelling of the ancient greek fairy tale of rhodopis, which is the earliest known version of cinderella hence the title. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo, ruth heller, paperback. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo, ruth heller. The egyptian cinderella is tale of rhodopis, a greek slave girl who was teased and ridiculed at by the egyptian servants because of her different hair and skin coloring.