| Description |
152 pages ; 22 cm |
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age Children |
| Awards |
Newbery Medal, 2002 |
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Asian/Pacific American Literature Award Honor, 2001 |
| Summary |
Tree-ear, an 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.--Publisher information. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer. |
| Subject |
Pottery -- Juvenile fiction.
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Pottery. |
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Korea -- Juvenile fiction.
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Korea. |
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Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
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Orphans. |
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Potters -- Juvenile fiction.
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Potters. |
| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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Fiction.
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Juvenile works.
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| ISBN |
0395978270 |
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9780395978276 |
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0440418518 |
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9780440418511 |
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9781404647206 |
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1404647201 |
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0547534264 |
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9780547534268 |
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