Age
5-7
Grade
K-2
Frances Park, Ginger Park, Christopher Zhong-Yu Zhang
The Royal Bee
Paperback
(Boyds Mills Press Feb. 1, 2000)
, unknown edition
Based on a true story, The Royal Bee is an elegantly written tale that pays tribute to a young boy's courage and strength of character. Song-ho is a young Korean boy destined by birth to a life of poverty. Barred from going to school--only the sons of wealthy families could attend--he dreams of learning to read and write. Then one day he hears the sound of a school bell and follows it deep into the valley. There, the school master turns him away, but Song-ho's boldness and determination earn him a chance at gaining an education nevertheless. Dramatically illustrated with richly textured oil paintings, the story offers glimpses of daily life in Korea a century ago--for both the rich and the poor.
- ISBN
- 1563978679 / 9781563978678
- Pages
- 32
- Weight
- 6.4 oz.
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 0.1
in.