{"product_id":"a-grain-of-rice-helena-clare-pittman-9780440413011","title":"A Grain of Rice","description":"\u003cb\u003eOver 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePong 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  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Book of the Year for 9 to 12\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Grain of Rice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gracefully illustrated. . . . This original story set in fifteenth-century China \u003cb\u003ewill captivate readers\u003c\/b\u003e and perhaps teach them a little about mathematics.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eClever\u003c\/b\u003e and quietly told in simple, yet evocative language.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Any young reader (with calculator handy) will enjoy the tale.\" --\u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" A] book that is \u003cb\u003ewise and humorous\u003c\/b\u003e, and one to be perused and savored.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helena Clare Pittman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 044041301X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780440413011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yearling Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/26\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.10w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e84956 \/ Grain of Rice\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Helena Clare Pittman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044295209215,"sku":"9780440413011","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e80c180-c084-484e-9d3e-5c5c0c14f532.jpg?v=1684972025","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-grain-of-rice-helena-clare-pittman-9780440413011","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}