The Empty Pot
The Empty Pot
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The Empty Pot by Demi
The Empty Pot is Demi's beloved picture book about an honest schoolboy
A long time ago in China there was a boy named Ping who loved flowers. Anything he planted burst into bloom. The Emperor loved flowers too. When it was time to choose an heir, he gave a flower seed to each child in the kingdom. Whoever can show me their best in a year's time, he proclaimed, shall succeed me to the throne Ping plants his seed and tends it every day. But month after month passes, and nothing grows. When spring comes, Ping must go to the Emperor with nothing but an empty pot. Demi's exquisite art and beautifully simple text show how Ping's embarrassing failure is turned triumphant in this satisfying tale of honesty rewarded. An IRA-CBC Children's Choice.An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.
Demi is the bestselling author of over 130 children's books, including The Wonderful Adventures of Krishna, Shiva, Mahavira, Our Lady of Guadalupe's Gifts, and Talking to God. Around half a million copies of her books have been sold. Former First Lady Barbara Bush chose The Empty Pot as one of the books to be read on the ABC Radio Network's Mrs. Bush's Book Club in 1990. The Children's Literacy Initiative sponsored Bush's Story Time. Demi's book Gandhi won an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award and was awarded a New York Times Best Illustrated Book.
In the United States, major exhibitions of her work have been held at the Time/Life Gallery in New York, the Botolph Galleries in Boston and Cambridge, and the Los Angeles County Museum. Demi was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to India, and she also represented the United States. In 1992, she attended the First International Children's Book Conference in Beijing, China. She and her spouse live in Yarrow Point, Washington.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780805012170 |
| ISBN 10 | 0805012176 |
| Title | The Empty Pot |
| Author | "Demi" |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Henry Holt & Company Inc |
| Year published | 1990-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |