The Greatest Power

Emperor Ping, the boy emperor known for his love of harmony, sets a challenge to the children of his kingdom: show him the greatest power in the world. "To know the greatest power in the world is to know the greatest peace," Emperor Ping announces. "Whoever knows this harmony will become the new prime minister."
The children get to work right away and have many bright ideas. The greatest power must be weapons! It must be beauty! It must be money!
But as a young girl named Sing reflects upon the challenge, she wonders how any of those things, which cannot last forever, could be the greatest power in the world. She is certain there is something even more powerful, and the source of this power will surprise and delight her.
A companion to Demi's stunning picture book The Empty Pot, The Greatest Power continues the story of Ping now that he has become an emperor. With striking artwork and a lovely, lyrical text, this next chapter in Emperor Ping's life is sure to enrapture young readers.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 03/01/2004
ISBN: 9780689845031
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.33h x 10.32w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Booklist 02/01/2004 pg. 980
Kirkus Review - Children 02/01/2004 pg. 131
PW Notes and Reprints 02/23/2004 pg. 78
School Library Journal 03/01/2004 pg. 156
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2004 pg. 413
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 337 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Multicultural Review 12/01/2004 pg. 89
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 337 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Publishers Weekly 02/23/2004

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 77219 / Greatest Power
Reading Level: 5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5