One day, a young Japanese boy, Akito, and his cousin set out to pick mulberry leaves in a field next to his village in the mountains of central Japan. Over the next two months, Akito observes how the life cycle of a silkworm (egg, larva, pupa, moth) unfolds. Akito is very curious. He asks many questions and makes detailed observations using his eyes and a ruler.
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