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Adelita by Tomie dePaola

Adelita

By Tomie dePaola
Illustrated by Tomie dePaola

By Tomie dePaola
Illustrated by Tomie dePaola

By Tomie dePaola
Illustrated by Tomie dePaola

By Tomie dePaola
Illustrated by Tomie dePaola

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Aug 03, 2004 | 40 Pages | 4-8 years *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

Ebook $7.99

Sep 16, 2002 | 48 Pages | 4-8 years

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    About Adelita

    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. Tomie dePaola’s exquisite paintings, filled with the folk art of Mexico, make this a Cinderella story like no other.

    About Adelita

    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. Tomie dePaola’s exquisite paintings, filled with the folk art of Mexico, make this a Cinderella story like no other.

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    About Tomie dePaola

    Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1934, to a family of Irish and Italian background. His determination to create books for children led to a BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and an MFA from the… More about Tomie dePaola

    About Tomie dePaola

    Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1934, to a family of Irish and Italian background. His determination to create books for children led to a BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and an MFA from the… More about Tomie dePaola

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Spanish Language Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Aug 03, 2004 | 40 Pages | 9 x 11 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780142401873

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
    Sep 16, 2002 | 48 Pages | 4-8 years | ISBN 9781524737238

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    Praise

    Cinderella fans will find much to like in dePaolaÆs original twist, infused with Mexican warmth and color. (Publishers Weekly)

    A true tour de force. (School Library Journal)

    Awards

    NCSS-CBC Notable Children’s Book WINNER

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