Title: The Turkey Girl: A Zuni Cinderella Story
Author: Penny Pollock
Illustrator: Ed Young
Type: Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: 4th-12th
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Author: Penny Pollock
Illustrator: Ed Young
Type: Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: 4th-12th
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date of Publication: 1996
ISBN: 978-0316713146
Synopsis: A young, poor Matsaki girl cares for the turkeys of the wealthier families in her tribe. They pay her with corn and old clothing. Members of the tribe are invited to a dance in a neighboring village. The Turkey Girl is hesitant to go because of her tattered clothing. The turkeys wash and dress the girl in exchange for her promise that she will return to them before the sun sets. Having a wonderful time at the dance, the girl puts off leaving until it is too late. When she returns to her village, the turkeys are gone.
ISBN: 978-0316713146
Synopsis: A young, poor Matsaki girl cares for the turkeys of the wealthier families in her tribe. They pay her with corn and old clothing. Members of the tribe are invited to a dance in a neighboring village. The Turkey Girl is hesitant to go because of her tattered clothing. The turkeys wash and dress the girl in exchange for her promise that she will return to them before the sun sets. Having a wonderful time at the dance, the girl puts off leaving until it is too late. When she returns to her village, the turkeys are gone.
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