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Zusatztext 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 ) Informationen zum Autor Tomie dePaola; Illustrated by Tomie dePaola Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Please note that the majority of this text is in English, with Spanish vocabulary throughout.
