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Format:
Book (regular print)
Title:
A single shard
ISBN:
9780395978276

9780440418511

9781404647206

9780547534268
Publication:
New York : Clarion Books, a Houghton Mifflin Company imprint, [2001]
Physical Description:
152 pages ; 22 cm
Summary:
Tree-ear, an 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. Provided by publisher.
Reading Level:
920L Lexile.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 6.6 6.0.
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