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The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History Paperback – March 8, 1996

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  • Age Range: 6 - 10 years
  • Grade Level: 3 - 5
  • Lexile Measure: AD1140L (What's this?)
  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; 2.7.1996 edition (March 8, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0064434680
  • ISBN-13: 978-0064434683
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.1 x 11 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,794 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsremarkable and informative
By M. Heiss on January 2, 2010
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This is a large-format book, about 9 X 12, and the pages are packed with information.

Each page reflects a different culture with different customs, architectural styles, and ethnicities, moving from China east to Constantinople. The illustrations are well-drawn and offer a lot of information in their own right; the text is a wonderful look at cultural communication and long-distance travel.

The reading level is not difficult, but the interest level is vast -- 2nd grade to adult.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Silk Route
By jbray on November 25, 2008
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This is a truly wonderful book that helps children understand an important part of the history of China. The book has a map of the road the caravan travels, describes the major stops along the way, and explains the difficulties and hardships these travellers encountered. I especially enjoyed the description of the topography the caravan crosses, as I believe it gives children a great mental picture for them to understand the great diversity of geography in China.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat Concept
By LME on September 22, 2011
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This book was built on a sound concept, but the finished result does not quite deliver. The text is not very engaging, rather it is impersonal and borders on dry. The "caravan" is nameless and faceless as well as the "merchants" along the way. The progression through the Silk Route and the accompanying artwork is very well done. The factual background is great. The book could have been great...but will have to settle for good...and very useful due to lack of abundant children's resources on the subject.
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5.0 out of 5 starsbeautifull and simple but with high concepts
By romanbruni on January 6, 2014
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this book is very beautifull illustrated, but the text is much richer than antecipated
because it makes bold statements and correlations with facts not well known.
it presents very sophisticated ideas with kindness and precision.
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4.0 out of 5 starsHan Dynasty Silk Road
By Neem on September 21, 2014
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I wanted some background for younger children into the Han Dynasty as we were reading a Chinese folktale about the little Empress who took the secret of the silkworm with her to a new marriage, thereby revealing the centuries old secret. While the book is easily understood it was not intriguing enough to hold their interest. Not being familiar with the Silk Route myself, I found it quite interesting. But I have to give it 4 stars instead of 5 because it is supposed to be for children.

I teamed the folk story and the story of the silk trade and ancient road with gifts of Chinese Barbie dolls for the granddaughters. And we discussed also the influence on fashion in the West after the International exhibition of 1862 during the Victorian years, in home decorations, gardens, porcelain china, dresses, and even the Enlish Royals household dogs (Japanese Spaniels, now the Japanese Chin...which originated in China.
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4.0 out of 5 starsExcellent Teaching Aid
By Greg Sell on April 18, 2008
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This book was included in a Maryland Department of Education lesson plan for teaching the Silk Road. I purchased the book for this purpose and is correlated very well to the lesson plan. Excellent artwork. Valuable content. A good geography storybook
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5.0 out of 5 starsSilk Road
By F. Parker on September 8, 2012
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This is a very simple book for young reader who can be entertained with pictures and a brief story. It wets the appetite for looking deeper into a fascinating piece of history and a cultures that are still just being discovered.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGood information
By Amazon Customer on June 30, 2011
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I used this book with my 1st grader when studying ancient civilizations. She really enjoyed learning about the different stops along the Silk Route. It is a wonderful introduction to what it would have been like to travel such a long distance at that time. This book gives detail, but not so much detail that it is confusing. One of my daughter's favorite parts was copying the different letters for Silk in 4 different languages. She now has this book in her room and frequently chooses to read it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

granddaughters loved it

Published 13 months ago by Debbie Dammeir
3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

good data - wish there were more books on this topic for fifth graders

Published 16 months ago by Teacher
5.0 out of 5 starsMemorable history/geography book

The rich illustrations are very memorable. Our children (3-12) soaked up the information and referred back to it from other resources. Read more

Published on December 4, 2013 by Aquino
4.0 out of 5 starsGreat Resource

I used this as a part of a Read Aloud lesson on the Silk Road. It has a lot of information and is a great introduction to the Silk Road.

Published on May 29, 2013 by Joni Lanier
3.0 out of 5 starsGood Introduction

This provides a good introduction to the Silk Road. It does not contain a lot of information but what is there is good.

Published on March 9, 2013 by Janet
4.0 out of 5 starsNice

Lovely. I would have enjoyed more background information and a more detailed map. Nice companion to "Chengli." Good even for very young children.

Published on February 7, 2013 by Jensuya
1.0 out of 5 starsWas not Worth the Price of Postage

What a waste of ink, paper and time. I had to return it. You can find better and more acccurate information on the Web for free.

Published on January 21, 2013 by Andrea Phillips
5.0 out of 5 stars2nd grader loved this book and so do I

We've talked about the Silk Route before, and this book was a delightful find to bring it together.
The thing that was very exciting for us is that we've been studying the... Read more

Published on January 13, 2012 by Jen B

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