A Single Shard Summary

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a single shard written by linda sue park and this report was written by jonathan biscos the book single shard is about a boy named Tree Air and Crane Man. In this book tree air sees a potter named Min and everyday and goes inside a bush to watch him make pots. the historical technology were the spinning wheel that was made to make pots and kiln. The culture was in a time where they live in tiny houses and there is nobility and when a potter passed on his potting to his son and if you are an orphan they wouldn't pass it on to you. The events are one day Tree Air and Crame man live together under a bridge and for a couple of weeks Tree Air was looking at a potter from a bush and would watch

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