Grain of Rice
Pittman, Helena Clare;Dial Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published by Skylark, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1996
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Lovingly signed by the author on the inside cover page. Former owner sticker on the inside cover and a couple of black marker strokes.
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- Title
- Grain of Rice
- Author
- Pittman, Helena Clare;Dial Books for Young Readers
- Publisher
- Skylark, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Publication year
- 1996
- Condition
- Good
- Signed
- signed by the Author
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 044041301X
- ISBN 13
- 9780440413011
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
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About the Author
You can visit her at Helena Clare Pittman at helenaclarepittman.com.
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