Book
The Good Earth
- Published
- 1931
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Publisher
- Macmillan ELT
- Pages
- 418
- Words
- 114157
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1078.The_Good_Earth?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 6.8
- AR interest level
- UG — upper grades, 9–12
- Lexile
- 1530L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 14–18
- Ambleside year
- Year 9 onwards · ages 14–17
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby, the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780435273507
- ISBN-10
- 0435273507
Tags
Award Winners-Pulitzer PrizeChinaFamily LifeHistoryPlaces-FarmsRecommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, 9-12Recommended Reading-Oprah's Book ClubWeather