| The Pearl Contributor(s): Steinbeck, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 014017737X ISBN-13: 9780140177374 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $11.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1993 Annotation: A fisherman finds the great pearl, only to lose it again. Re-issue of Steinbeck's classic. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1010 |
| Series: Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 4.1" W x 7.3" (0.15 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Classics - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 7119 Reading Level: 7.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon." Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as perfect as the moon. With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security.... A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love. |