The Royal Bee

This was an inspiring tale, with an undercurrent of truth since it was based on the authors' own grandfather's story. It really demonstrates the power of perseverance and strong character in the face on poverty and unfairness. ( )

ESL classroom use: introduction to Korean culture, spelling, sentence structure. ( )

Neat experience!! This true story from Korea retells the experience of the authors grandfather. In the old days poor boys were not allowed to goto school only rich boys. Song-Ho's father died and his mother didn't make much money. Secretly, Song-Ho learned by eavesdropping thru the door and learned so much that he was accepted into the school, against the rules, and went on to win the Knowledge Bee. Grades 1-4 ( )

A poor boy from Korea is determined to win a spelling bee, even though poverty keeps him from formally attending school.

This is an interesting book for children to begin to learn about different cultures in.