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A Grain of Rice

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Over 200,000 copies sold! This classic mathematical folktale tells the story of a clever farmer who outwits the Emperor of China and becomes the wealthiest man on the planet—all starting with one grain of rice.

When 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?

But 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—aside from the Princess.

Pong Lo makes a surprising request. He asks for a single grain of rice, doubled each day for one hundred days. The baffled Emperor obliges—only to discover that in case you’re as clever as Pong Lo, you’ll turn a single grain of rice into all of the wealth and happiness on the planet!

Praise for A Grain of Rice:

“Gracefully illustrated. . . . This original story set in fifteenth-century China will captivate readers and in all probability teach them a bit about mathematics.” —Booklist
 
Clever and quietly told in simple, yet evocative language.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Any young reader (with calculator handy) will benefit from the tale.” —Scientific American

“[A] book that may be wise and humorous, and one to be perused and savored.” —School Library Journal


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