Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal by Paul Fleischman

Specifics
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella, by Paul Fleischman, Illustrated by Julie Pachkis
Published by Henry Holt and Company, 2007

Target Audience
Lexile level AD700L
This book, I believe, is great for all ages just because everybody knows some version of the Cinderella story, and this demonstrates that every culture has some version of the same story.

Summary
This book starts off with a map of the world on the inside cover, pinpointing each of the countries or areas that each different Cinderella version comes from. The author then takes each line of the story from a different version of the story, and the illustrations show what country each line is from. Each illustration shows the difference in the characters' appearances and cultures. This was a good story because it shows how different cultures are very different, but can also have many things in common. This book is a perfect way of showcasing little parts of different cultures to introduce to students, it also easily shows that all cultures are valued and as important as the others.

Evaluation
Any Cinderella story is going to be interesting for a class, because every child knows at least something about Cinderella. The author's use of all different cultures will appeal to the students, because it will most likely be something that they had never thought of before, since they probably thought that the version that they knew was the only one.

Lesson
The lesson for this book is going to be an exploration of different cultures, and how they may have different views on the same type of subjects and stories.