![]() ![]() The circular compositions, set atop lightly figured backgrounds, possess a sheen that creates the effect of Chinese porcelain plates on damask cloth. One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale DEMI Published by Scholastic Trade (1997) ISBN 10: 0590939998 ISBN 13: 9780590939997 New Softcover Quantity: 1 Seller: Denver Deep Reads (Denver, CO, U.S.A.) Rating Seller Rating: Book Description Condition: new. The colors are unusually intense and the general effect lustrous. One Grain of Rice is the first book by Demi that I am reviewing and it is a folktale from India that is about a young woman named Rani who tries to trick the raja of India into giving her more rice than is needed during a famine. Demi's (One Grain of Rice) playful illustrations employ a variety of media, from white ground oyster shell to black pine-soot ink, plus her characteristic gold metallic tone. I have read many books by world-renowned children’s book author, Demi, but I have not gotten around to reviewing any of Demi’s books yet. But Li soon realizes what he-and Pang-are missing, and comes up with a solution that gladdens both families. When Li's playing interrupts Pang's counting, Pang gives Li a bag of money to keep him busy-and it works. ![]() Meanwhile Li, who is poor, often plays his flute for his wife and five daughters to dance to. ![]() Pang, a rich man, spends all his time counting his money, neglecting his wife and five sons. ![]() ""He who has heaven in his heart is never poor,"" says a farmer's wife in this simple, graceful adaptation of a Chinese folktale. ![]()
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