| The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History Contributor(s): Major, John S. (Author), Fieser, Stephen (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064434680 ISBN-13: 9780064434683 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1996 Annotation: Traces the history and purpose of the legendary trade route between China andByzantium during the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Asia - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Medieval - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Asia |
| Dewey: 950 |
| LCCN: 92038169 |
| Lexile Measure: 1140 |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 8.53" W x 11" (0.31 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 16791 Reading Level: 6.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Silk has long been considered a symbol of wealth and luxury. But thousands of years ago, the production of silk cloth was one of China's most prized secrets. So how did silk become one of the most sought-after materials in the world? With lavish illustrations and a highly informative text, "The Silk Route" traces the early history of the silk trade-from the mulberry groves of China to the marketplace in Byzantium-and explores how two of the world's greatest empires were brought together, forever opening the channels of commerce between East and West. |
Contributor Bio(s): Major, John S.: - John Major is the author of The Land and People of China (a Notable 1989 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies, NCSS/CBC) and The Land and People of Maylaysia & Brunei (a 1992 Books for the Teen Age, NY Public Library). He lives in New York, NY. Stephen Fieser illustrated The Christmas Sky by Franklin Branley and The Sabbath Lion by Howard Schwartz and Barbara Rush. He lives in Harrisburg, PA. |