by Tomie dePaola (Author), Tomie dePaola (Illustrator)
Hace mucho tiempoaa long time agoathere lived a beautiful young woman named Adelita. So begins the age-old tale of a kind-hearted 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 identityaa beautiful rebozoa shawl. With the rebozo in place of a glass slipper, this favorite fairy tale takes a delightful twist. Tomie dePaolaas exquisite paintings, filled with the folk art of Mexico, make this a Cinderella story like no other.
Number of Pages: 40
Dimensions: 0.4 x 11 x 9.1 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 01, 2004
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 3.3
Point Value: 0.5
