The Firekeeper's Son.(Video Recording Review)

The Firekeeper's Son. videocassette. color. 14 min. with tchr's. guide. Nutmeg Media. 2005. ISBN 0-9747118-7-X. $49.95.

Gr 1-5--In 19th-century Korea, a father explains to his son the importance of their humble village. Sang-hee's father is the village firekeeper like his father before him. When there is no trouble on the horizon, the firekeeper lights a bonfire on the mountain. Each village, in turn, then lights a fire until the last one signals to the King that all is well. Though the boy's father tells him how lucky they are to live in peace, Sang-hee wishes to see the gallant soldiers with their weapons. One evening the fire remains unlit, so he heads up mountain …