A Grain of Rice
by Helena Clare Pittman
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Author: Helena Clare PittmanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-12-26
ISBN: 044041301X
Number of pages: 80
Publisher: Yearling
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Book Review: Short, but sweet w/ multiple lessons
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a short but sweet folktale set in ancient China. A humble peasant desires to marry the princess, which means that he would one day rule the kingdom. The emperor will not allow this to someone of such humble blood. With his cleverness and hard work, the peasant eventually earns the emperor's admiration, but he still won't give him his daughter's hand. Since the emperor desires to reward him in some way, the peasant suggests starting with a grain of rice, with double the amount each day, for 100 days. The results are quite entertaining and astounding.
This story provides a nice and fun illustration for children of exponential growth, or more simply the power of multiplication. It also has lessons about hard work, the value of cleverness, etc. The story itself is only 65 pages, and that's relatively large font and large margins and many appealing illustrations. It could comfortably be read in less than 20 minutes. I read this aloud to my two oldest children. The almost-8-year-old loved the multiplying and how big the numbers got. My 6-year-old loved the character of Pong Lo and asked if there were any other stories about him! I definitely recommend this book to those with elementary age children.
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A clever, cheerful, hard-working farmer's son wins the hand of a Chinese princess by outwitting her father the Emperor, who treasures his daughter more than all the rice in China.Literature Books
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