A Grain of Rice
A Grain of Rice
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A Grain of Rice

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8 - 12
Reading age
112
Page count
27
Words per page
780L
Lexile measure
Dec 26, 1995
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Over 200,000 copies sold! Now with a newly refreshed design, this classic mathematical folktale tells the story of a clever farmer who outwits the Emperor of China and becomes the wealthiest man in the world–all starting with one grain of rice. When a humble farmer named Pong Lo asks for the hand of the Emperor’s beautiful daughter, the Emperor is enraged. Whoever heard of a peasant marrying a princess? But Pong Lo is wiser than the Emperor knows. And when he concocts a potion that saves the Princess’s life, the Emperor gladly offers him any reward he chooses–except the Princess. Pong Lo makes a surprising request. He asks for a single grain of rice, doubled every day for one hundred days. The baffled Emperor obliges–only to discover that if you’re as clever as Pong Lo, you can turn a single grain of rice into all the wealth and happiness in the world! A Bank Street Best Book of the Year for 9 to 12 Praise for A Grain of Rice “Gracefully illustrated. . . . This original story set in fifteenth-century China will captivate readers and perhaps teach them a little about mathematics.” –Booklist “Clever and quietly told in simple, yet evocative language.” –Kirkus Reviews “Any young reader (with calculator handy) will enjoy the tale.” –Scientific American “[A] book that is wise and humorous, and one to be perused and savored.” –School Library Journal

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780440413011
    Publication Date
    December 26, 1995
    Original Publication Date
    September 1, 1986
    Page Count
    112
    Words Per Page
    27
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    36506392
    Lexile® Level
    780L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~S
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.9
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    84956
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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