{"product_id":"9781524765521","title":"A Grain of Rice","description":"\u003cb\u003eOver 200,000 copies sold! Now with a newly refreshed design, this classic mathematical folktale tells the story of a clever farmer who outwits the Emperor of China and becomes the wealthiest man in the world—all starting with one grain of rice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a humble farmer named Pong Lo asks for the hand of the Emperor’s beautiful daughter, the Emperor is enraged. Whoever heard of a peasant marrying a princess? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Pong Lo is wiser than the Emperor knows. And when he concocts a potion that saves the Princess’s life, the Emperor gladly offers him any reward he chooses—except the Princess.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePong Lo makes a surprising request. He asks for a single grain of rice, doubled every day for one hundred days. The baffled Emperor obliges—only to discover that if you’re as clever as Pong Lo, you can turn a single grain of rice into all the wealth and happiness in the world!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Grain of Rice\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gracefully illustrated. . . . This original story set in fifteenth-century China \u003cb\u003ewill captivate readers\u003c\/b\u003e and perhaps teach them a little about mathematics.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003cb\u003eClever\u003c\/b\u003e and quietly told in simple, yet evocative language.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Any young reader (with calculator handy) will enjoy the tale.” —\u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] book that is \u003cb\u003ewise and humorous\u003c\/b\u003e, and one to be perused and savored.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059650543856,"sku":"9781524765521","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781524765521_p0.jpg?v=1763742568","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781524765521","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}