How does Crane-man help Tree-ear maintain his courage? When Crane-man tells the story of “The Rock of the Fallen Flowers,” he says to Tree-ear, “Leaping into death is not the only way to show courage.” (p. 149).Ĭourage–Ask students to discuss the courage it takes for Tree-ear to approach Min about working for him. Have the students describe the pottery in class, and then compare their descriptions to the one in the author’s note (p. (See the Web address in the “Internet Resources” section.) Ask them to pay particular attention to the celadon pottery and to take note of the special qualities of the pieces. Take the class on a virtual field trip to the Arts of Korea Gallery at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Park and her family live in upstate New York. In addition to these novels, she has published poems and short fiction for adults. Her most recent book is When My Name Was Keoko: A Novel of Korea in World War II. In 2002, her third novel, A Single Shard, received the prestigious Newbery Medal. Her first novel, Seesaw Girl, was published in 1999 The Kite Fighters followed the next year. She has always enjoyed reading and has been writing poems and stories since she was four years old.
Linda Sue Park, the daughter of Korean immigrants, was born and reared in Illinois. Along the way, Tree-ear is robbed and the pottery is shattered, but Tree-ear is so sure that Min’s work is worthy of a royal commission that he continues his journey and delivers but a single shard. Though Min ignores Tree-ear, the boy remains loyal and offers to deliver Min’s work to the royal court in Songdo. Tree-ear’s greatest hope is to learn from Min and to someday create pottery with his own hands. When Tree-ear accidentally destroys a piece of pottery created by Min, the best potter in the village, he willingly pays his debt by working for the artist.
Though homeless and hungry, Crane-man has taught Tree-ear survival skills and values like courage, honesty, and hard work. Tree-ear, an orphan boy, and his elderly and lame companion, Crane-man, live under a bridge in the small potters’ village of Ch’ul’po.
A 12-year-old orphan in 12th-century Korea is transformed from an apprentice to an artist in this heartwarming story about courage, survival, and the power of fine art.
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