The Empty Pot
What's The Empty Pot About
The Empty Pot is Demi’s beloved picture book about an honest schoolboy A long time ago in China there was a boy named Ping who loved flowers. Anything he planted burst into bloom. The Emperor loved flowers too. When it was time to choose an heir, he gave a flower seed to each child in the kingdom. “Whoever can show me their best in a year’s time,” he proclaimed, “shall succeed me to the throne!” Ping plants his seed and tends it every day. But month after month passes, and nothing grows. When spring comes, Ping must go to the Emperor with nothing but an empty pot. Demi’s exquisite art and beautifully simple text show how Ping’s embarrassing failure is turned triumphant in this satisfying tale of honesty rewarded. An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice. An American Bookseller “Pick of the Lists.”
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I really enjoyed the sweet message of this book. An honest little boy earns a great reward for his courage.
This is a fantastic story about the courage it takes to be honest sometimes, as well as the worth of the truth. The illustrations date the book but are still enjoyable and fit well with the books setting, giving it an air of folklore that fits the instructive but not grating moralizing message.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780805012170
- Publication Date
- March 15, 1990
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co (BYR)
- Page Count
- 32
- Words Per Page
- 21
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 89039062
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 65861379
- Lexile® Level
- 630L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.8
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 36544
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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