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Pearl

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4 out of 5
Based on 233,445 Ratings and 12,685 Reviews

Book Description
This moving parable of wealth and the evil it can bring is based on a Mexican folktale. The simple life of Kino, a pearl fisher, changes for ever when he finds a great pearl, a pearl as large as a seagull's egg. The story is of the finding of the pearl, the dreams it represents and its loss. Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in his neighbours - and in himself - a... More
Book Information
PublisherPuffin Books
BindingPaperback (47 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages128
ISBN-100141312556
ISBN-13978-0141312552
Publication Date07/26/2001
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About John Steinbeck (Author) : John Steinbeck is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of John Steinbeck include Red Pony, Cannery Row.
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