Winner of the 2002 Newbery Medal
In this Newbery Medal-winning book set in 12th century Korea, Tree-ear, a 13-year-old 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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 01/10/2011
ISBN: 9780547534268
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.50d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 49768 / Single Shard
Reading Level: 6.6 /
Interest Level: Middle Grade /
Point Value: 6