Cinderella
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Primary and secondary school students and parents who want to read fairy tales in the original English
- English teachers who need fairy-tale teaching materials
- General readers interested in motifs of Western folk tales
Not a good fit for
- Researchers seeking in-depth literary analysis or scholarly annotation
- Beginners who need a Chinese translation or a bilingual edition
Reading tips
- Read through once to grasp the plot, then revisit the key passages of the fairy's help and the recognition at the ball.
- Parents can read the dialogue aloud with children in roles and discuss Cinderella's situation and choices.
- Compare it with the Grimms' version or similar Chinese tales and note similarities and differences in plot.
- Copy out unfamiliar words and typical sentence patterns as English study notes.
About the publisher
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