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Format: Quality Paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: Jul 1993
Genre: Children & Young Adults Fiction - Social Issues - Values & Virtues
Retail Price: $8.99
Ages: 05 - 08 Pages: 32
When the wise man refuses to accept a reward for his service to the king, the king insists and so the wise man asks for a payment of rice for each square of the king's chessboard--the amount to be doubled each day. Soon the royal granaries are almost empty--will the proud king concede that he has been outwitted? A Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies and Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children. Full-color illustrations.