Book Descriptions
for The Princess and the Admiral by Charlotte Pomerantz and Tony Chen
From The Jane Addams Children's Book Award
The cunning and courageous Princess of the land of the Tiny Kingdom plans a celebration of the kingdom's one hundred years of peace. But her advisors inform her that twenty ships of war are coming to invade their land. Not having any weapons, the Princess brings all the people of the Tiny Kingdom together to devise a clever and, more importantly, peaceful plan to outsmart the Admiral and his fleet. This fable is said to be based on an event that occurred between Vietnam and the Imperial Navy of Kublai Khan in the thirteenth century.
The Jane Addams Children’s Book Award: Honoring Peace and Social Justice in Children’s Books Since 1953. © Scarecrow Press, 2013. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
A small patch of dry Asian land called the Tiny Kingdom serves as the home for a community of poor farmers and fisherfolk. The land, as poor as its people, holds no gold, silver, or other riches. For this reason, no country has ever waged war against the Tiny Kingdom, and the people have lived in peace for 100 years.
But when Princess Mat Mat, ruler of the Tiny Kingdom, meets with her advisers to plan a great peace celebration, they bring bad news. A large fleet of warships is sailing toward them and will attack their people in just two days.
With no army, no forts, and no arsenal, how can the princess defend her country? Her wisdom testifies that the most heroic action does not win wars, but prevents them. Princess Mat Mat devises a plan that includes, as an unexpected ally, the moon.
But when Princess Mat Mat, ruler of the Tiny Kingdom, meets with her advisers to plan a great peace celebration, they bring bad news. A large fleet of warships is sailing toward them and will attack their people in just two days.
With no army, no forts, and no arsenal, how can the princess defend her country? Her wisdom testifies that the most heroic action does not win wars, but prevents them. Princess Mat Mat devises a plan that includes, as an unexpected ally, the moon.
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.