One day her kindly master sees Rhodopis dancing and rewards her with a pair of rose-red slippers. A great falcon snatches up one of the slippers and takes it to the pharoah, Amasis, who, interpreting the slipper as an omen from the god Hermes, searches the kingdom for its owner. Bright illustration using Egyptian designs complements this well-written story. One-colour illustration by Giulio Maestro. An engaging collection of more than 40 riddles, each answered on the same page with a homonym pair.
Line drawings provide visual clues to help readers predict solutions.
Suitable for use as homonym review. Riddles are of varied difficulty. Ezzie knows 17 strategies for surviving jungle emergencies, but he needs to find a plan to help Benjie handle the neighbourhood bully. When Benjie decides on his own to face his fears even though he knows this means certain pain, his sudden maturity surprises everyone. A very funny book about a subject that many young students consider a serious problem.