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Title: Estrellita de oro / Little Gold Star: A Cinderella Cuento by Joe Hayes, Gloria Osuna Perez, Lucia Angela Perez, Gloria Osuna Perez ISBN: 0-938317-49-0 Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press Pub. Date: April, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Great version of Cinderella
Comment: This is a very interesting version of Cinderella and I really like the fact that it is a truly bilingual book. Great for elementary school libraries.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Cultural Wonder
Comment: Marta C.Valdez-Menchaca; Grover J. Whitehurst. ?Accelerating Language Development through Picture Book Reading: a Systematic Extension to Mexican Day Care. Developmental Psychology, 28.6(1992):1106 Hayes, Joe. Estrellita de Oro Little Gold Star. Illus. El Paso Texas: Cinco Puntos Press, 2000
A Cultural Wonder Gold Star is a picture book that takes the classic tale of Cinderella and adds the Mexican heritage to it. Arcìa is the young heroin of the story. She begs her father to marry her neighbor, Margarita because Margarita is so nice to her. Finally the father agrees and marries her. Margarita turns out to be a bad person who only cares for her two daughters. Arcìa?s father buys all the girls a sheep so that they can raise and take care of them so that later they can shear and sell them. Each girl takes her sheep to bathe at a river where they meet a hawk. Arcìa is nice to the hawk and receives a gold star on her head but the other two sisters are mean to the hawk. One gets a donkey ear while the other gets a greenhorn. When it is time for the ball the sisters cover their obscenities and go. Since Arcìa doesn?t have any shoes or nice clothes, she goes and watches from a window. As in most Cinderella tales, the Prince goes on a hunt, but this prince goes on a hunt for the girl with the golden star. Arcìa marries the prince, and they live happily ever after. Joe Hayes retells the classic story of Cinderella with a Mexican her flair. On the last page of the book Hayes tells us that Cinderella was very popular in the mountain communities of New Mexico. This version, he says, retains most of the traditional details. This includes the golden star on the forehead. Hayes says that the symbolic reward of the golden star on the forehead appears almost in every episode, but the star is more central in his tale. Also in most traditional versions, a fish takes the wool, the sheep is slaughtered and his intestines are stolen. Hayes says that these details where a bit too gruesome for a picture book. The blessed virgin (the fairy godmother) who usually guides the girl does not appear in Hayes?s story. He says that he based his story on a plot form that doesn?t require her intervention. This book combines the Mexican culture and a classic fairy tale. The wonderful illustrations add life to the story. Mother and daughter painted the story illustrations. Gloria Osuna Perez did the first three pages because she was sick with ovarian cancer. Her daughter, Lucia Angela Perez, did the last twelve illustrations in honor of her mother. The oil painted illustrations show a part of Mexican culture. Being panted by the Perezs they put their heritage and soul into the illustrations. Any child will enjoy these wonderful drawings. I enjoyed this rendition of Cinderella. Arcìa didn?t need a godmother-like character to help her. She did it with her own will and personality. The book deals more with the human spirit and the power it has. Arcìa is kind hearted and doesn?t think about herself. Even when Margarita doesn?t give her new shoes or nice gowns, Arcìa doesn?t complain or show any remorse. Her kind heart is what gets the golden star put upon her forehead. This book can be used to help young children learn. By using Spanish or any other language in reading a child can learn and interact more with the picture book . The book is written in both Spanish and English, which helps readers easily learn a new language. Foreign languages are being taught in elementary schools and they are required to get into most colleges. If a child is taught young, he will have a better grasp on the language when he is older. This picture book would be a good way for a child to be introduced to another culture and language. I enjoyed reading this book. Seeing Cinderella written from Mexican heritage is educational as well as enjoyable. The illustrations are as wonderful as the story.
Rating: 4
Summary: A rare treasure. A dynamic duo; bi-langual and bi-cultural.
Comment: This children's classic is beautifully written and illustratedin both English and Spanish, which makes it truly unique andextraordinary. Many books are translated into other languages from English but this book was written in both lanuages and reflects the culture of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
I am sharing this reading experience with my four year old granddaughter. I highly recommend you share it with a child that you love.
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Title: Domitila: A Cinderella Tale from the Mexican Tradition by Jewell Reinhart Coburn, Connie McLennan ISBN: 1885008139 Publisher: Shen's Books Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Pájaro Verde / The Green Bird by Joe Hayes, Antonio Castro ISBN: 0938317652 Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story by Rebecca Hickox, Will Hillenbrand ISBN: 0823415139 Publisher: Holiday House Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Hairs/Pelitos by Sandra Cisneros ISBN: 0679890076 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 25 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ai-Ling Louie, Ed Young ISBN: 0698113888 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: May, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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