Firekeepers Son Author: Linda Sue Park Retail Price: $16.00 Our Price: $11.99 Save: 4.01 (25.06%) Availability: In Stock        In Korea in the early 1800s, news from the countryside reached the king by means of signal fires. On one mountaintop after another, a fire was lit when all was well. If the king did not see a fire, that meant trouble, and he would send out his army. Linda Sue Park's first picture book for Clarion is about Sang-hee, son of the village firekeeper. When his father is unable to light the fire one night, young Sang-hee must take his place. Sang-hee knows how important it is for the fire to be lit-but he wishes that he could see soldiers . . . just once. Mountains, firelight and shadow, and Sunhee's struggle with a hard choice are rendered in radiant paintings, which tell their own story of a turning point in a child's life. Afterword. Grades K-3, Ages 5-8. 10 1/4 x 9 inches. Hardcover, 40 pages. Similar Items you may enjoy!