A Grain of Rice
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.77 (780 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 044041301X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Ages 7-11. From Publishers Weekly In 15th-century China, a humble farmer outwits the Emperor--and wins his daughter's hand--with an ingenious request. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
The baffled Emperor obliges--only to discover that if you're as clever as Pong Lo, you can turn a single grain of rice into all the wealth and happiness in the world!Praise for A Grain of Rice:"Clever and quietly told in simple, yet evocative language."-Kirkus Reviews"Pittman invites readers into her story through her choice of concrete objects, sensory images, and universal messages. When a humble farmer named Pong Lo asks for the hand of the Emperor's beautiful daughter, the Emperor is enraged. She borrows from the motifs of oral literature, and also weaves in information about arithmetical progression and 15th-Century Chinese people, patterns, and traditions. And when he concocts a potion that saves the Princess's life, the Emperor gladly offers him any reward he chooses--except the Princess. Pong Lo makes a surprising request. He asks f
Five Stars Great!. HeatherHH said Short, but sweet w/ multiple lessons. This is a short but sweet folktale set in ancient China. A humble peasant desires to marry the princess, which means that he would one day rule the kingdom. The emperor will not allow this to someone of such humble blood. With his cleverness and hard work, the peasant eventually earns the emperor's admiration, but he still won't give him his daughter's hand. Since the emperor desires to reward him in some way, the peas. A Chinese boy Cinderella like tale. A Customer This is a great story for teaching how something as small as a grain of rice can earn a farmer a marriage to the princess, and a kingdom. Multiplication is used in the book, and can spring into a math lesson for teachers and parents alike. It is most likely to interest 4th and 5th grade children.