A Single Shard
by Linda Sue Park
Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge
near a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon
ceramics himself.
A Single Shard
by Linda Sue Park
Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge
near a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon
ceramics himself.
As you explore Asian cultures in Social Studies this year, you will also learn more about their lives through literature. A Single Shard will provide you with the opportunity to experience life in Ancient Korea. Enjoy!
Begin your journey by meeting Newbery Award winning author:
Linda Sue Park Her website will give you a biography of her life, her other books, and especially a closer look at A Single Shard. "Behind the Scene" will provide interesting information about the beautiful art of celadon pottery. But be aware that if you haven't read the whole book yet, this part of the website may reveal certain plot elements that you may not want to know!!! Explore the site and find out more.
Continue the adventure by exploring Korean History:
Hidden Korea presented by PBS. Geography, history, culture, religion, and food.
A Brief History of Korea Despite the title, Korea's history has been anything but brief. Korea's long and very rich history has been marked by dynasties, invasions and occupations. This timeline is very helpful and you will be able to place each Asian novel you read in its respective place in history. A Single Shard took place in 12th Century Korea. Look carefully at the Koryo (918 - 1392) Dynasty.
See for yourself the beautiful celadon pottery
that Tree-Ear yearned to learn to create:
What color is celadon? Test your knowledge of celadon pottery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Behind the Scenes (A Single Shard) Read the book first so you don't spoil the plot!
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Last updated 09/20/2003