The House
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- 11 uur lezen
The definitive account of the human story behind the building of the Sydney Opera House.
Helena Clare Pittman Boeken
Helena Clare Pittman is een kunstenares wiens creatieve reis in haar jeugd begon. Haar uitgebreide opleiding omvat een Bachelor of Fine Arts in Schilderkunst van het Pratt Institute en een Master of Arts van Antioch University. Pittman heeft haar carrière gewijd aan beeldende kunst en onderwijs, waarbij ze een reeks vakken doceerde, waaronder kleur, illustratie en design aan vooraanstaande instellingen. Haar werk, diep geworteld in artistieke expressie, heeft geresulteerd in zeventien gepubliceerde kinderboeken, waarmee ze haar onderscheidende talent als zowel auteur als illustrator etaleert.
Grain of Rice
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- 4 uur lezen
Over 200,000 copies sold! Now with a newly refreshed design, this classic mathematical folktale tells the story of a clever farmer who outwits the Emperor of China and becomes the wealthiest man in the world—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—except the Princess. Pong Lo makes a surprising request. He asks for a single grain of rice, doubled every day for one hundred days. The baffled Emperor obliges—only to discover that if you’re as clever as Pong Lo, you can turn a single grain of rice into all the wealth and happiness in the world! A Bank Street Best Book of the Year for 9 to 12 Praise for A Grain of Rice: “Gracefully illustrated. . . . This original story set in fifteenth-century China will captivate readers and perhaps teach them a little about mathematics.” —Booklist “Clever and quietly told in simple, yet evocative language.” —Kirkus Reviews “Any young reader (with calculator handy) will enjoy the tale.” —Scientific American “[A] book that is wise and humorous, and one to be perused and savored.” —School Library Journal