Rhodopis, a Greek slave in ancient Egypt, is given a pair of rose-red slippers by her kindly old master. When a falcon swoops down and soars away with one of them, she is heartbroken. Little does she know that the falcon will deliver her slipper to the great Pharaoh himself, who will search Egypt to find its owner. "A stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought illustrations".--School Library Journal, starred review. Full-color illustrations.
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Rhodopis, a Greek slave in ancient Egypt, is given a pair of rose-red slippers by her kindly old master. When a falcon swoops down and soars away with one of them, she is heartbroken. Little does she know that the falcon will deliver her slipper to the great Pharaoh himself, who will search Egypt to find its owner. "A stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought illustrations".--School Library Journal, starred review. Full-color illustrations.
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Seller's Description:
Fair. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.
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HarperCollins, 1989. Very good., Library, Large octavo, Unpaginated. Ruth Heller. Bright ex-library copy in dust jacket. Publisher's pictorial library binding. Text clean, bright. Several small library stamps, spine label. Color illustrations. Packed and shipped with care.