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One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale
Contributor(s): Demi (Author), Demi (Illustrator)

ISBN: 059093998X ISBN-13: 9780590939980
Publisher: Scholastic Press

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 1997
Annotation: Long ago in India, there lived a raja who believed that he was wise and fair. But every year he kept nearly all the people's rice for himself. Then a village girl named Rani devises a clever plan, using the surprising power of doubling to win more than one billion grains of rice from the raja.

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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Technology - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General

Dewey: 398.209

LCCN: 96007002

Age Level: 4-8

Grade Level: PreK-3

Lexile Measure: 890

Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.9" W x 10" L (1.00 lbs) 40 pages

Awards: Red Clover Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 1999
Black-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 1998

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Long ago in India, there lived a raja who believed that he was wise and fair. But every year he kept nearly all of the people's rice for himself. Then when famine came, the raja refused to share the rice, and the people went hungry. Then a village girl named Rani devises a clever plan. She does a good deed for the raja, and in return the raja lets her choose her reward. Rani asks for just one grain of rice, doubled every day for thirty days. Through the surprising power of doubling, one grain of rice grows into more than one billion grains of rice - and Rani teaches the raja a lesson about what it truly means to be wise and fair.Demi's exquisitely detailed art, inspired by traditional Indian miniature paintings, combine with her simple retelling to convey the heart and wisdom of this satisfying mathematical tale.

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