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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.
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| $99.99 | Digital |
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Tonya Benton
reviewed Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History on October 07, 2020
Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History
Really enjoyed this picture book which takes us along the Silk Road from Chang'an to Byzantium.
The illustrations are vivid and overall quite good, except with close-ups of faces. Unfortunately, this book -- which is otherwise a wonderful introduction to people of different backgrounds mixing and trading as a norm -- gets too many facial features wrong. When an 8th century Chinese imperial soldier looks like he isn't Han Chinese at all, something isn't right. (I'm not as familiar on a daily basis with peoples of the steppe nations / Persia / Iraq and don't feel equipped to comment). The artist does well when he sticks to impressionist styles for people, and impression or detail with land and city scapes.
Am I making a big deal out of nothing? I think stuff like this is a factor in Americans' poor comprehension of world politics and history. "They all look the same to me" etc
There are some inaccuracies (common misunderstandings?) about religions & philosophies which don't need to be of huge concern *IF* this is not the only reading about Silk Road nations you and your kids do. But if this is the only book, these become more important.
Back to the positives... each two-page spread discusses a stop on the route, and it's all very engaging. From bustling market to desert to oasis to perilous mountains. I think elementary kids will have a sense of adventure about it.
Advice for grown ups: skim through the text & find the mentioned cities in your current-day atlas or similar map, and keep it handy for when you flick back and forth in the text to see the progress There is a map in the book which renders sweeps of influence (China, India, Persia) but the places where most of these stops are actually located -- Kazakhstan, Tajikstan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan -- are not identified.
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