About this title: In this Cinderella variant the poor girl who takes care of the turkeys is rewarded for her kindness to them. Knowing that the girl wants to attend the Dance of the Sacred Bird, a fancy party in a nearby village, the turkeys magically dress her in wonderful clothes and jewels. The girl promises the birds that she will return before sunset but, enthralled by the music and the dancing, she forgets this promise and loses everything. Pastel and oil crayon illustrations accompany the text.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780316713146ISBN:0316713147
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Edition: 1st Edition, First printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: MA, Little, Brown & Co, Boston
Date Published: 1996
Description: Illustrated in color by Ed Young. Glossy decorative blue-grey-orange boards, Oversized hardcover and dustjacket fine but dustjacket has closed tear on front near spine. Now covered with fresh clear polyester covering. Summary: In this Indian variant of a familiar story, some turkeys made a doeskin dress for the poor girl who tends them so that she can participate in a sacred dance, but they desert her when she fails to return as promised. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Date Published: 1996-04-01
ISBN-13:9780316713146ISBN:0316713147
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY: Little Brown (1996)
Description: 1st edition with 1 in the numberline; square 4to. glossy decorative boards; a very good copy with no apparent flaws in a lightly edgeworn dustjacket. read more
Description: Good. 0316713147 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Date Published: 1996-04-01
ISBN-13:9780316713146ISBN:0316713147
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"The Turkey Girl, by Penny Pollock, is a Zuni rendition of the traditional Cinderella tale. In this story, the main character is a young and poor girl who spends her days caring for turkeys. The Turkey Girl has always hoped and dreamed of going to the Dance of the Sacred Bird, but knows that she would never get the chance. One day, the Turkey Girl is surprised as the turkeys she tends to begin to speak and thank her for the dedication and kindness she has shown them over the years. The turkeys magically changed her old rags into a beautiful doeskin dress, and showered her with beautiful jewelry. The one thing the turkeys ask is that the Turkey Girl returns in time to take care of them. They warn the young girl that if she does not, they will leave her and she will have no source of income. The Turkey Girl vows to return as she feels forever indebted to her beloved turkeys. However, the Turkey Girl has so much fun at the dance that she decides that the turkeys are just birds and not very important. When she returns, her turkeys are gone and she is left in a pile of rags.
One of the reasons that I really liked this version of Cinderella is that it did not have the "traditional" happy ending. I thought that it was interesting that the Turkey Girl did not fall in love in the end and live happily ever after. I liked that this culture's version of the story was used as a way to teach life lessons and morals to their children. I think that using this book in the classroom would be a good way to introduce students to cultural variations to the stories they know and love. I also think that it would be helpful in teaching young children about the importance of keeping your word and promises. Another thing that stood out to me in this book was Ed Young's illustrations. I thought that they enriched the text very much as they reflected traditional Native American art."
"As the author notes in the beginning, the Zuni version of Cinderella differs from many others in that it does not have a happy ending. The unmistakable elements are there: a poor, hardworking girl is transformed by magical intervention (by a gobbler turkey instead of a godmother) in order to attend a special event (the Dance of the Sacred Bird). However, this Cinderella, the "Turkey Girl", does not come home before the sun rises and loses what little companionship she had with the turkeys. The illustrations appear to be chalk or oil pastel drawings and are hauntingly beautiful and evocative of the desert and the native culture. The turkey motif is embedded in the illustrations throughout the book."
"A Zuni version of Cinderella, though it doesn't end the same way--more of a Cinderella meets animal fable. The Turkey Girl is a poor Zuni girl who tends the turkeys, prized for their feathers. She is ignored by everyone, until one day there is a Sacred Dance that she wants to attend. The turkeys are really magical beings who change her shoes and dress into something beautiful and then tell her to come back before sundown or they will have vanished forever. She is enjoying herself so much that she forgets and they are gone by the time she gets back. Moral of the story: "from that day unto this, turkeys have lived apart from their tall brothers, for the Turkey Girl kept not her world Thus shortens my story." The end. Ed Young's illustrations are beautiful though very abstracted."
"Turkey Girl is poor and cares for turkeys (hence the name). All are invited to a large feast, she feels that she is unworthy to attend. The turkeys work magic to create a beautiful gown for her; all they ask is that she return before nightfall. Turkey Girl goes to the feast, all are in awe. She returns too late, her turkey friends are gone, she is alone. Instead of being restored to her pre-wicked-stepmother self, she is simply restored to her poor self (minus the only friends she had, the turkeys). Illustrations: oil crayon and pastel, creating a subtle effect. Question the Cinderella connection; other than a girl who gets pretty clothes, what else is there?"
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