Tam and Cam: The Ancient Vietnamese Cinderella Story (English and Vietnamese Edition)

By Minh Quó̂c

Book Overview

In this retelling of the ancient Vietnamese Cinderella folktale, Tam faces the jealousy of her stepmother and stepsister through several incarnations. Tam ultimately regains her position as bride of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0970165447
• ISBN13: 9780970165442
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: East West Discovery Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.3" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

Cinderella Books

This is a good version of the classic Cinderella story. It shows the many ways one story can be told. Illustrations are well done.

A bilingual Vietnamese folktale deftly written

"Tam And Came: The Ancient Vietnamese Cinderella Story" is a bilingual Vietnamese folktale deftly written by Minh Quoc and beautifully illustrated by Mail Long. Tam is a young girl who bears the brunt of her stepmother and stepsister's jealously through several incarnations. Tam ultimately achieves the position of bridge to the king who has loved her as a bird, a tree, and as herself. Also very strongly recommended as English/Vietnamese bi-lingual picturebooks for family, school, and community library collections are two other simply wonderful titles for children ages 6 and older from East West Discovery Press: "Indebted As Lord Chom: The Legend Of The Forbidden Street written by Song Ha and illustrated by Ly Thu Ha, and "The Tet Pole: The Story Of The TET Festival" written by Tran Quoc and illustrated by Nguyen Bich.