"A Single Shard" audio book on CD by Linda Sue Park

Unabridged. 4 CDs. Read by Graeme Malcolm.

 

"Tree-ear was so called afer the mushroom that grew on tree trunks without benefit of parent seed. A good name for an orphan. Crane-man said."

 

"Foraging in fields and on rubbish heaps, and sharing the food with his friend Crane-man, used to be enough to fill Tree-ear's days. But now all Tree-ear wants to do is watch master potter Min at work."

 

Ch'ulp'o is a potters' village, famous for delicate celadon ware, and Min is the most brilliant of all the potters in Ch'ulp'o. He is also known to be short-tempered. Even so, Tree-ear is drawn irresistibly to Min's workplace. He is fascinated by the miracle of the potter's craft and dreams of making a pot of his own someday. His quest leads him down unexpected paths, with hazards and rewards beyond imagining.

 

"This account of a creative spirit on its journey toward fulfillment is set in twelfth-century Korea, where the course of human destiny could be determined by a single celadon shard."

 

Ages 8 and up.