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The book tells the story of a 12 year old boy named Tree-ear living in the 12th century. He is an orphan and lives under a bridge in Ch’ulp’o with Crane-man, a crippled man. Tree-ear scavenges for food most of the time but after a full meal, Tree-ear loves to watch potter Min make his pottery. One day when no one was around, Tree-ear sneaked into Potter Min's house for a closer look at his creations. There were many objects, but only one interested Tree-ear; a rectangular lidded box. It was undecorated on the outside, but what about the inside? Out of curiosity, Tree-ear decides to look inside the box and found five smaller boxes. They fitted perfectly around each other. Potter Min shouted when he found Tree-ear, whom dropped the box in fright, breaking it. Tree-ear then offers to work for 9 days (due to the box taking 3 days to make). Min tells Tree-ear to collect wood for his 9 days of work (to Tree-ear's dismay for he wanted to make a pot). After those days are over, Tree-ear offers to work for him for free in hope of getting to make his own pot. Tree-ear then does various tasks but never has the chance to make his own pot. Tree-ear then learns Min will not teach him how to make a pot because of the tradition of a potter teaching it to his son and Min's son is dead. dick and a dick munch |
The book tells the story of a 12 year old boy named Tree-ear living in the 12th century. He is an orphan and lives under a bridge in Ch’ulp’o with Crane-man, a crippled man. Tree-ear scavenges for food most of the time but after a full meal, Tree-ear loves to watch potter Min make his pottery. One day when no one was around, Tree-ear sneaked into Potter Min's house for a closer look at his creations. There were many objects, but only one interested Tree-ear; a rectangular lidded box. It was undecorated on the outside, but what about the inside? Out of curiosity, Tree-ear decides to look inside the box and found five smaller boxes. They fitted perfectly around each other. Potter Min shouted when he found Tree-ear, whom dropped the box in fright, breaking it. Tree-ear then offers to work for 9 days (due to the box taking 3 days to make). Min tells Tree-ear to collect wood for his 9 days of work (to Tree-ear's dismay for he wanted to make a pot). After those days are over, Tree-ear offers to work for him for free in hope of getting to make his own pot. Tree-ear then does various tasks but never has the chance to make his own pot. Tree-ear then learns Min will not teach him how to make a pot because of the tradition of a potter teaching it to his son and Min's son is dead. dick and a dick munch ho yeah |
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One day, an [[emissary]] named Kim arrives to hire a potter for a new commission for the palace. While spying on other potters in the village, Tree-ear learns of a newly created technique and must decide if it is ethical to reveal the stolen information to Min. He decides not to but Min does get a chance to demonstrate that he can use the new inlay technique and sends Tree-ear to the emperor with samples of his best work. On the long journey to Songdo, Tree Ear passes through the busy town of Puyo. There, the boy is attacked by robbers, and all of the pots are smashed, leaving him with just a single shard to display his master's skill (hence the book's title ''A Single Shard''). He continues his journey, confident that the shard demonstrates that his master is worthy of the commission. The emissary's assistant is about to throw Tree-ear out when Kim inspects the shard. Kim sends Tree-ear back via sea. Tree-ear goes to his master to inform him that Kim (the emissary) likes his work. Unfortunately, after sharing the news, Tree-ear learns Crane-man died. Min decides to adopt Tree-ear and his wife changes his name to Hyung-pil (his dead son was Hyung-gu and Tree-ear's new name shares a syllable, as Chinese siblings' names commonly do). Tree-ear is finally able to learn how to make pottery. Tree-ear loves the fact that he now has a family. |
One day, an [[emissary]] named Kim arrives to hire a potter for a new commission for the palace. While spying on other potters in the village, Tree-ear learns of a newly created technique and must decide if it is ethical to reveal the stolen information to Min. He decides not to but Min does get a chance to demonstrate that he can use the new inlay technique and sends Tree-ear to the emperor with samples of his best work. On the long journey to Songdo, Tree Ear passes through the busy town of Puyo. There, the boy is attacked by robbers, and all of the pots are smashed, leaving him with just a single shard to display his master's skill (hence the book's title ''A Single Shard''). He continues his journey, confident that the shard demonstrates that his master is worthy of the commission. The emissary's assistant is about to throw Tree-ear out when Kim inspects the shard. Kim sends Tree-ear back via sea. Tree-ear goes to his master to inform him that Kim (the emissary) likes his work. Unfortunately, after sharing the news, Tree-ear learns Crane-man died. Min decides to adopt Tree-ear and his wife changes his name to Hyung-pil (his dead son was Hyung-gu and Tree-ear's new name shares a syllable, as Chinese siblings' names commonly do). Tree-ear is finally able to learn how to make pottery. Tree-ear loves the fact that he now has a family. |
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| Author | Linda Sue Park |
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| Cover artist | Jean and Mon-sien Tseng |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Clarion Books |
Publication date | April 23, 2001 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 152 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-395-97827-0 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
A Single Shard is the winner of the 2002 Newbery Medal, awarded for excellence in children's literature. The novel was written by Linda Sue Park, and is set in 12th-century Korea.
Plot summary
The book tells the story of a 12 year old boy named Tree-ear living in the 12th century. He is an orphan and lives under a bridge in Ch’ulp’o with Crane-man, a crippled man. Tree-ear scavenges for food most of the time but after a full meal, Tree-ear loves to watch potter Min make his pottery. One day when no one was around, Tree-ear sneaked into Potter Min's house for a closer look at his creations. There were many objects, but only one interested Tree-ear; a rectangular lidded box. It was undecorated on the outside, but what about the inside? Out of curiosity, Tree-ear decides to look inside the box and found five smaller boxes. They fitted perfectly around each other. Potter Min shouted when he found Tree-ear, whom dropped the box in fright, breaking it. Tree-ear then offers to work for 9 days (due to the box taking 3 days to make). Min tells Tree-ear to collect wood for his 9 days of work (to Tree-ear's dismay for he wanted to make a pot). After those days are over, Tree-ear offers to work for him for free in hope of getting to make his own pot. Tree-ear then does various tasks but never has the chance to make his own pot. Tree-ear then learns Min will not teach him how to make a pot because of the tradition of a potter teaching it to his son and Min's son is dead. dick and a dick munch ho yeah
One day, an emissary named Kim arrives to hire a potter for a new commission for the palace. While spying on other potters in the village, Tree-ear learns of a newly created technique and must decide if it is ethical to reveal the stolen information to Min. He decides not to but Min does get a chance to demonstrate that he can use the new inlay technique and sends Tree-ear to the emperor with samples of his best work. On the long journey to Songdo, Tree Ear passes through the busy town of Puyo. There, the boy is attacked by robbers, and all of the pots are smashed, leaving him with just a single shard to display his master's skill (hence the book's title A Single Shard). He continues his journey, confident that the shard demonstrates that his master is worthy of the commission. The emissary's assistant is about to throw Tree-ear out when Kim inspects the shard. Kim sends Tree-ear back via sea. Tree-ear goes to his master to inform him that Kim (the emissary) likes his work. Unfortunately, after sharing the news, Tree-ear learns Crane-man died. Min decides to adopt Tree-ear and his wife changes his name to Hyung-pil (his dead son was Hyung-gu and Tree-ear's new name shares a syllable, as Chinese siblings' names commonly do). Tree-ear is finally able to learn how to make pottery. Tree-ear loves the fact that he now has a family.