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The Greatest Power Hardback - 2004

by Demi; Demi (Illustrator)

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With striking artwork and a lovely, lyrical text, this companion to the award-winning "The Empty Pot" searches for an answer to an age-old question and celebrates the power of life. Full color.

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Emperor Ping, the boy emperor known for his love of harmony, sets a challenge to the children of his kingdom: show him the greatest power in the world. "To know the greatest power in the world is to know the greatest peace," Emperor Ping announces. "Whoever knows this harmony will become the new prime minister."
The children get to work right away and have many bright ideas. The greatest power must be weapons! It must be beauty! It must be money!
But as a young girl named Sing reflects upon the challenge, she wonders how any of those things, which cannot last forever, could be the greatest power in the world. She is certain there is something even more powerful, and the source of this power will surprise and delight her.
A companion to Demi's stunning picture book The Empty Pot, The Greatest Power continues the story of Ping now that he has become an emperor. With striking artwork and a lovely, lyrical text, this next chapter in Emperor Ping's life is sure to enrapture young readers.

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Emperor Ping, the boy emperor known for his love of harmony, sets a challenge to the children of his kingdom: show him the greatest power in the world. "To know the greatest power in the world is to know the greatest peace," Emperor Ping announces. "Whoever knows this harmony will become the new prime minister."
The children get to work right away and have many bright ideas. The greatest power must be weapons! It must be beauty! It must be money!
But as a young girl named Sing reflects upon the challenge, she wonders how any of those things, which cannot last forever, could be the greatest power in the world. She is certain there is something even more powerful, and the source of this power will surprise and delight her.
A companion to Demi's stunning picture book The Empty Pot, The Greatest Power continues the story of Ping now that he has become an emperor. With striking artwork and a lovely, lyrical text, this next chapter in Emperor Ping's life is sure to enrapture young readers.

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  • Title The Greatest Power
  • Author Demi; Demi (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Margaret K. McElderry Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2004-03-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780689845031 / 0689845030
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.33 x 10.32 x 0.4 in (26.24 x 26.21 x 1.02 cm)
  • Age range 05 to 08 years
  • Grade levels K - 3
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects China, Power (Philosophy)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002010869
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Citations

  • Booklist, 02/01/2004, Page 980
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 06/01/2004, Page 413
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2004, Page 337
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 02/01/2004, Page 131
  • Multicultural Review, 12/01/2004, Page 89
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/23/2004, Page 0
  • PW Notes and Reprints, 02/23/2004, Page 78
  • School Library Journal, 03/01/2004, Page 156

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