Single Shard

In this Newbery Medal-winning book set in 12th century Korea, Tree-ear, a 13-year-old orphan, lives under a bridge in Chulpo, a potters' village famed for delicate celadon ware. He has become fascinated with the potters craft; he wants nothing more than to watch master potter Min at work, and he dreams of making a pot of his own someday. When Min takes Tree-ear on as his helper, Tree-ear is elated until he finds obstacles in his path: the backbreaking labor of digging and hauling clay, Mins irascible temper, and his own ignorance. But Tree-ear is determined to prove himself even if it means taking a long, solitary journey on foot to present Mins work in the hope of a royal commission . . . even if it means arriving at the royal court with nothing to show but a single celadon shard.

In aceasta carte castigatoare a Medaliei Newbery, situata in Coreea secolului al XII-lea, Tree-ear, un orfan in varsta de 13 ani, traieste sub un pod din Chulpo, un sat de olari renumit pentru articole delicate de celadon. A devenit fascinat de mestesugul olarilor; nu vrea altceva decat sa-l urmareasca pe maestrul olar Min la lucru si viseaza sa-si faca oala a lui candva.