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A Single Shard Paperback – 25 January 2012
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Linda Sue Park
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An astounding tale of courage, belonging and endurance from a renownedstoryteller.
Tree-ear has a dream. He has watched the master potter Min take a lump of clay and shape it into a thing of beauty. For Tree-ear the transformation is a miracle. Someday he wants to perform such a miracle himself.
But you cannot just walk up to a master potter and ask him to teach you his craft, especially not if you're an orphan like Tree-ear. First Tree-ear must prove he is worthy of Min's time and teachings. So he asks the honourable master if he can work for him, without pay, for the privilege of being near such talent.
Tree-ear has taken his first step toward his dream.If Tree-ear takes it one hill, one valley, one day at a time, just maybe, he'll be able to make his dream come true.
'Readers will not soon forget these characters or their sacrifices.' Publishers Weekly
Contains Linda Sue Park's 2002 Newbery Award acceptance speech.
Tree-ear has a dream. He has watched the master potter Min take a lump of clay and shape it into a thing of beauty. For Tree-ear the transformation is a miracle. Someday he wants to perform such a miracle himself.
But you cannot just walk up to a master potter and ask him to teach you his craft, especially not if you're an orphan like Tree-ear. First Tree-ear must prove he is worthy of Min's time and teachings. So he asks the honourable master if he can work for him, without pay, for the privilege of being near such talent.
Tree-ear has taken his first step toward his dream.If Tree-ear takes it one hill, one valley, one day at a time, just maybe, he'll be able to make his dream come true.
'Readers will not soon forget these characters or their sacrifices.' Publishers Weekly
Contains Linda Sue Park's 2002 Newbery Award acceptance speech.
- Print length162 pages
- PublisherUniversity of Queensland Press
- Publication date25 January 2012
- Dimensions12.9 x 1.3 x 19.7 cm
- ISBN-100702239372
- ISBN-13978-0702239373
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- Publisher : University of Queensland Press; 1st edition (25 January 2012)
- Paperback : 162 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0702239372
- ISBN-13 : 978-0702239373
- Dimensions : 12.9 x 1.3 x 19.7 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 31,064 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Linda Sue Park is the author of the Newbery Medal book A Single Shard, many other novels, several picture books, and most recently a book of poetry: Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems). She lives in Rochester, New York, with her family, and is now a devoted fan of the New York Mets. For more infromation visit www.lspark.com.
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Had to read this for my school (and write this review). I thought that A Single Shard was a Great Read and anyone interested in Asian history should read it, it has a very captivating story that managed to keep hold of my rather short attention span.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2018Verified Purchase
If you like Authentic Asian stuff this is the book for you.

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A Nice Children's book
Reviewed in India on 12 April 2022Verified Purchase
Based on 12th Century Korea, this book narrates the tale of a 12 yr orphan boy Tree-ear who wants to learn pottery from one of the most established potter of thet religion, Min. This is a story of resilience and perseverance which didn't disappoint at all. There was so much to learn & assimilate for adults as well from this tale of not giving up. With less than 160 pages long, this book could be finished in one sitting. To those who don't know Korea has produced one of the finest pottery in the world since the ancient times and this book gives an elaborate glimpse of the setting and making of the Pottery Culture of ancient Korea prevalant during that time period.


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Sweat, touching book!
Reviewed in Brazil on 18 February 2019Verified Purchase
Finally, Min paused to draw breath. Tree-ear dared not look up. He felt like a beast with two heads, one ashamed, the other resentful. Ashamed that he had not finished the work properly, resentful that Min had not given him complete instructions.
“Two things a man never grows tired of watching,” he heard Crane-man say in his mind. “Fire and falling water. Always the same, yet always changing.”
“Two things a man never grows tired of watching,” he heard Crane-man say in his mind. “Fire and falling water. Always the same, yet always changing.”
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Mili
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Children must read it once
Reviewed in India on 3 January 2019Verified Purchase
It is so good a story that I wonder how the author must have worked in bringing such simple characters to life.