| Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China Contributor(s): Louie, Ai-Ling (Author) |
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ISBN: 039920900X ISBN-13: 9780399209000 Publisher: Philomel Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1982 Annotation: Ten ethnic versions of Cinderella story from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Middle East are summarized and worked into lessons for the middle and upper grades. Each story is accompanied by a Booktalk for review, a Motifs & Ideas for discussion, a Connection to a subject area, and a Vocabulary for cloze exercise. Answer Keys, Group Activities, and Self Evaluation are also provided for maximum learning results. These ten Cinderella tales provide an assortment of stories from around the world that create natural bridges to other curricular areas. Teachers may use the lesson plans as a comprehensive language arts unit that can be integrated with other subject areas, or choose individual lessons with stand-alone worksheets that support and offer practice for concepts already introduced. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Asia |
| Dewey: 398.2 |
| LCCN: 80011745 |
| Lexile Measure: 950 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 8.37" W x 10.31" (0.80 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6300 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Told with beauty and grace, this Cinderella story from Ai-Ling Louie is brought vividly to life by Caldecott Medal-winner Ed Young's soft, glowing illustrations. Half-starved and overworked by her stepmother, Yeh-Shen's only friend is a fish with golden eyes. When the stepmother kills the fish for dinner, poor Yeh-Shen is left with only the bones. But the bones are filled with a powerful spirit. When Ye-Shen is forbidden to attend the annual spring Festival, the spirit grants her a gown of azure blue and delicate golden slippers. That night, everyone marvels at the beautiful, mysterious young woman at the ball. "Misty, jewel-like illustrations evoke the mythic past in this Chinese Cinderella story." --Publishers Weekly |