A Single Shard

A Single Shard

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8046 in Books
• Brand: Clarion Books
• Model: HO-9780547534268
• Published on: 2011-01-10
• Original language:English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .47" h x5.12" w x7.67" l,.31 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

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• Classics

Product Description

In this Newbery Medal-winning book set in 12th century Korea, Tree-ear, a 13-year-old orphan, lives under a bridge in Ch’ulp’o, a potters' village famed for delicate celadon ware. He has become fascinated with the potter’s craft; he wants nothing more than to watch master potter Min at work, and he dreams of making a pot of his own someday. When Min takes Tree-ear on as his helper, Tree-ear is elated — until he finds obstacles in his path: the backbreaking labor of digging and hauling clay, Min’s irascible temper, and his own ignorance. But Tree-ear is determined to prove himself — even if it means taking a long, solitary journey on foot to present Min’s work in the hope of a royal commission . . . even if it means arriving at the royal court with nothing to show but a single celadon shard.

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