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There's a Snow White in Albania. A Cinderella in Egypt. There's even a Rapunzel in the Philippines. Introduce readers to cultures other than their own through classic fairy tales. Each title showcases a best-known European fairy tale and two or three alternate versions from countries around the world. The series will encourage readers to compare and contrast stories from different cultures, and spark discussions of diversity and the role of fairy tales in people's lives. Fully translated Spanish text.

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Cari Meister has written more than 130 books for children, including the Tiny series (Penguin) and the Fast Forward Fairy Tales series (Scholastic). Cari is a school librarian and she loves to visit other schools and libraries to talk about the joy of reading and writing. Cari lives in the mountains of Colorado with her husband, four boys, one horse, and one dog. You can find out more about her at www.carimeister.com. The fourth girl in a family of 8 children, Colleen Madden made it through childhood pretending to be a space princess with a wookie sidekick and drawing in her cardboard box art studio. Colleen spent some time acting and training at The Second City in Chicago, then went on to graduate from a small liberal arts school in Massachusetts, with a contract major in illustration and English literature. She is currently residing in the Philadelphia area, with her writer-husband, and their 2 sons. She has illustrated for many different kinds of clients and is the recipient of an International Greeting Card Louie Award. When not illustrating, Colleen can be found long distance running, making her boys giggle, and eating lots and lots of sushi.

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