A Single Shard
Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon ceramics himself.
Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon ceramics himself.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780547534268 (0547534264)
ASIN: 9780547534268
Publish date: 10-01-2011
Publisher: Sandpiper
Edition language: English
I would suggest this book for upper elementary grades as it deals with death and has violence. This book is about a young homeless orphan named Tree-Ear and how he longs to be a potter. He secretly watches his mentor Min sculpt. Tree- Ear is faced with many decision that weigh heavily on his conscio...
Park's story of a homeless boy in ancient Korea started slowly for me, but once he began to hang around watching the great pottery artist Min, I was engaged entirely. Tree-ear worms his way into the pottery shop, doing menial tasks and soaking up information. He's an artist himself, but an artist wi...
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