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I loved this book!! I had gone to the bookstore looking for current fiction for my 9 year old to read that is clean and wholesome. This was one of three books I bought and the first I've read. It was wonderful! It's about a young orphan boy in Korea in the 12th century that lives with a man under a bridge. While the characters in this book are homeless and very poor, the themes of the book are courage, integrity, and honesty. Tree-Ear, the young boy (maybe 12 years old?), wants to learn to be a
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I loved this book. The symbolism is great, and the story is well written and laced with good lessons of dedication, sense of family, and honor. It is the type of children's book I wish there were more of.
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Feb 18, 2010
Katherine
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it was ok
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This book received the Newberry Medal, but was very slow. I enjoyed learning about the Korean culture and that time period I also liked the way Tree-ear interacts with Crane-man. I enjoyed the book in general, but I think I enjoyed it a lot more than my 10-year-old son would.
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.
A heartwarming, Newbery-winning story in totally unique setting. I mean, how many other books about 12th century Korea can you think of? That's what I thought.
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I really enjoyed this newberry winning book. I am excited to hear the author speak in July.
Jan 30, 2012
Marla
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3.5 stars. Beautiful coming of age book set in Korea about a boy apprenticing to become a potter.
Aug 06, 2008
Shannon
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