| The Firekeeper's Son Contributor(s): Park, Linda Sue (Author), Downing, Julie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0547237693 ISBN-13: 9780547237695 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: In early 1800s Korea, news from the countryside reaches the king through signal fires. When his father is unable to light the fire one night, young Sang-hee must take his place, in this book by Newbery Medalist Park ("A Single Shard"). Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Asia - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Asia |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 580 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.8" W x 9.8" (0.40 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Korean - Catalog Heading - Social Studies - Curriculum Strand - Social Studies |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 74612 Reading Level: 3.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Korea in the early 1800s, news from the countryside reached the king by means of signal fires. On one mountaintop after another, a fire was lit when all was well. If the king did not see a fire, that meant trouble, and he would send out his army. Linda Sue Park's first picture book for Clarion is about Sang-hee, son of the village firekeeper. When his father is unable to light the fire one night, young Sang-hee must take his place. Sang-hee knows how important it is for the fire to be lit-but he wishes that he could see soldiers . . . just once. Mountains, firelight and shadow, and Sunhee's struggle with a hard choice are rendered in radiant paintings, which tell their own story of a turning point in a child's life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Downing, Julie: - Julie Downing has written and/or illustrated over 30 picture books. For Clarion, she has illustrated The Firekeeper's Son by Linda Sue Park, among others. Her books have received a Parents' Choice Award and a New York Public Library Best Books Award. She lives in San Francisco, California. For more information visit www.juliedowning.com.Park, Linda Sue: - Linda Sue Park is the author of bestseller A Long Walk to Water as well as the Newbery Medal book A Single Shard and many other acclaimed novels and picture books. She lives in Rochester, NY. www.lspark.com, Twitter: @LindaSuePark. |