The Biography of Silk

By Carrie Gleason

Book Overview

The Biography of Silk follows the path of the Silk Road to tell the story of this luxury material. From its origins in China through to its production in major medieval cities, silk has for centuries been highly valued and considered among the most important of trade goods. Vibrant photographs and text also describe how silk is made organically by silkworms as well as manufactured by humans. Other topics include - the life cycle of a silkworm - America's silk mills - how Louis Pasteur saved the French silkworm industry - animal right's organizations protest over sericulture methods - what a cottage industry is - sericulture in Asian villages today - additional uses for silk in medicine Teacher's guide available.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778725235
• ISBN13: 9780778725237
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 4.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

If you want to know about Silk and Silkworms - this is a great book

If you are interested in learning about Silk and the worms that produce the silk this is an excellent book. There are nicely colored photographs as well. A good book for beginners and for older children. I like very much how the author's explained this book, it was well written and written so that younger children can understand. Contents: Luxury Fabric Silk Lands The Silkworm Making Silk Ancient China's Silk Silk Road Silk in Europe American's Silk Industry Young Textile Workers Silk Uses The Future of Silk Glossary and Index Side note: My daughter is 7 and wanted to listen to me read this book. She liked to hear about the silkworms and China. This is definitely for older children.