A Grain of Rice - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Helena Clare PittmanTheme:Cultural Region/Asian, Ethnic Orientation/AsianAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:1995-12-26Pages:112
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Yearling BooksISBN-13:9780440413011ISBN-10:044041301XUPC:9780440413011Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, Legends, Myths, Fables, ConceptsBook Topic:Asian, Counting & NumbersSize:7.40 x 5.10 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.2Product ID:SC2QZETBV8
Over 200,000 copies sold Now with a newly refreshed design, this classic mathematical folktale tells the story of a clever farmer who outwits the Emperor of China and becomes the wealthiest man in the world--all starting with one grain of rice. When a humble farmer named Pong Lo asks for the hand of the Emperor's beautiful daughter, the Emperor is enraged. Whoever heard of a peasant marrying a princess? But Pong Lo is wiser than the Emperor knows. 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 for a single grain of rice, doubled every day for one hundred days. 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 A Bank Street Best Book of the Year for 9 to 12 Praise for A Grain of Rice "Gracefully illustrated. . . . This original story set in fifteenth-century China will captivate readers and perhaps teach them a little about mathematics." --Booklist "Clever and quietly told in simple, yet evocative language." --Kirkus Reviews "Any young reader (with calculator handy) will enjoy the tale." --Scientific American " A] book that is wise and humorous, and one to be perused and savored." --School Library Journal
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Yearling BooksISBN-13:9780440413011ISBN-10:044041301XUPC:9780440413011Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, Legends, Myths, Fables, ConceptsBook Topic:Asian, Counting & NumbersSize:7.40 x 5.10 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.2Product ID:SC2QZETBV8
HELENA CLARE PITTMAN is the author of numerous books for children, including the acclaimed A Grain of Rice, The Snowman's Path, The Angel Tree, and Once When I Was Scared. You can visit her at Helena Clare Pittman at helenaclarepittman.com.
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