Shirley climo has 25 books on goodreads with 11259 ratings. Rhodopis, a greek slave in ancient egypt, is given a pair of rosered slippers by her kindly old master. She is the authorillustrator of up, up and away, among many other books for children, and lives in. The egyptian cinderella is one of many versions of the cinderella story. Rhodopis was stolen from her parents and sold as a slave. 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 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.
A worksheet that accompanies the egyptian cinderella by shirley climo. The origins of the fairytale figure may be traced back to the 6thcentury bc hetaera rhodopis. In this version of cinderella set in egypt in the sixth century b. In my opinion, the egyptian cinderella, is a good book. Our ancient egypt powerpoint is the perfect accompaniment to this great book by shirley climo rhodopis was stolen from her parents and sold as a slave. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo paperback book. Are you covering an egyptian topic with your ks2 class. Worksheet includes a story map, a venn diagram, and a word search. Our ancient egypt powerpoint is the perfect accompaniment to this great book by shirley climo. She is the authorillustrator of up, up and away, among many other books for children, and. There was a greek slave girl named rhodopis who married the pharaoh. Just then, a hawk dove from the sky, dropped a golden shoe in the pharaohs lap, and flew off.
Images from the book egyptian cinderella cropped and sized to show to whole class on iwb. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. And who would ever guess that the pharaoh has promised to find the slippers owner and make her queen of all egypt. Egyptian cinderella iwb file possessive apostrophe. Egyptian cinderella by shirley climo images teaching.
Shirley climo is the author of many childrens books including the egyptian cinderella and king of the birds, both illustrated by ruth heller, and t. This version of cinderella where her name is rhodopis is considered the oldest version of the story. The egyptian cinderella is a wonderful story to read to a young child or outloud to a classroom. The egyptian cinderella pimsleur arabic egyptian basic course level 1 lessons 110 cd. 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 ancient egyptian version of cinderella is considered the oldest version of the story, recorded by the roman historian strabo in the first century bc. The egyptian cinderella by climo, shirley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. When a falcon swoops down and soars away with one of them, she is heartbroken. The egyptian cinderella laurens world literature for children blog. Rub and reveal sections of text focussing on possessive apostrophe for plural and singular nouns.
The egyptian cinderella worksheet by jstafford tpt. In this jewellike version of a classic story, popular folklorist shirley climo tells the tale of settareh, the persian 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. Despite her familys remote location, pirates steal rhodopis away, knowing that they can sell her as a slave for a great price, and she is bought and sold until she reaches egypt. Buy egyptian cinderella by shirley climo from waterstones today. An inventive twist on the classic tale publishers weekly. It was first recorded by the roman historian strabo in the first century bc. She found friends among animals to help her along the way. The egyptian cinderella ancient egypt book, teaching. Activities for the egyptian cinderella coloring outside. 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. Books similar to the egyptian cinderella the egyptian cinderella.
Common core egyptian cinderella compare and contrast. Rhodopis, so called because of her rosy cheeks, is a rarity in the north of greece, with her red hair and blue eyes. She is the author illustrator of up, up and away, among many other books for children, and lives in. 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. 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. Activity 1compare and contrast venn diagramstudents can use prepared sentence strips or write in their own ideas. Powerpoint art, design and history come together in this thank you cardmaking project dedicated to the egyptian sun god, ra. This version is viewed as one of the oldest versions in existence. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo scholastic. This unit is based on the book egyptian cinderella.
The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo, 9780690048223, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. These three activities will help your student learn how to compare and contrast two versions of the fairy tale, cinderella. They are able to relate to a version of cinderella that they are more familiar with and see how it is applied to the ancient egyptian culture. The story of rhodopis which is the real cinderella. After reading the egyptian cinderella give the students a vocabulary quiz using quotes from the book. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. Little does she know that the falcon will deliver her slipper to the great pharaoh himself, who will search egypt to find its owner.
Images could also be stuck in books and used for inference or generating descriptive vocabulary. On the score card give the students who correctly guess the word 2 points. The egyptian cinderella is a really great way of introducing children to the ancient egyptian culture. It would be a great way to introduce egyptian history to an elementry class or a unit on fairy tales. Learn to speak and understand egyptian arabic with pimsleur language programs learn to draw. Kimberly goza as rhodopis the egyptian cinderella, the advisor, horus puppet. Year 3 english egyptian cinderella setting description. Cinderella penguin by janet perlman childrens books read aloud once upon a story duration. 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. The fairy godmother, charming prince, evil stepsisters, and of course the glass slipper are all famous parts of the story. 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. Ancient egyptian cinderella posted on november 28, 2005 by zeinobia this is a new discovery for many many people cinderella fairy tale for children that became international heritage, of course you know cinderella, the beautiful young girl who works as maid in her own house because of her step mother and ugly step sisters, the prince, the. Go over the correct definitions of the words before reading the egyptian cinderella. The beauty of the language is set off to perfection by hellers arresting illustrations.
This no prep book unit is based on shirley climos the egyptian cinderella and contains 43pages of interactive, cross curricular and engaging activities all standardsaligned. Ruth heller travelled to korea to do the research for this book. Climo has woven this ancient tale, a mixture of fact and myth, with clarity. I also thought it would be fun to make horus in awe of rhodopis since he is the falconheaded god of the sky and everyone is usually in awe of him. Children will learn about papermaking, the origins of writing and about ancient egyptian art and culture, expressed through the art and artefacts discovered in.
Shirley climos most popular book is the egyptian cinderella. 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. The illustrations are incredibly beautiful and visually appealing. Study guide for touring stage production the egyptian cinderella, for teachers to use with students.
In the original story he drops the slipper but does not drop the nuts or deliver the invitation. We did this text at the same time as our ancient egyptian topic but could also be used for retelling stories or. She is the most egyptian of allfor her eyes are as green as the nile, her hair like papyrus, and her skin as pink as the lotus flower. A stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought illustrations school library journal. The egyptian cinderella ancient egypt book, teaching resources. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo, ruth heller. Long ago in the ancient land of egypt were the green water of the nile river flows into the blue water of the mediterranean sea lived a young maiden named rhodopis. The egyptian cinderella literacy unit by ks2history tpt.
Cultural aspects and words pharaoh a pharaoh is an egyptian king the egyptian cinderella story retold by shirley climo characters problem solution the problem in this story is that the 3 sisters were very jealous of rhodopis and they wanted to make her mad by telling take her. 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. Activity 2opinion writingstudents write an opinion piece describing which version of cinderella they like. It is a book that has outstanding illustrations in bold and rich colors. Childrens books for building character and empathy. 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. According to herodotus, rhodopis was a historical person, namely a thracian freedwoman of the 6th century b. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo librarything. 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.
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