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1) Silkworms
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Series
Description
An introduction to the domesticated silkworm moth, raised on farms in Japan and elsewhere for the sake of the silk thread out of which its cocoons are constructed.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
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Description
While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book.
3) Silkworms
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, habits and stages of development of silkworms, as well as how they are raised to produce silk.
Author
Series
Golden mountain chronicles volume 10
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Four generations of Chinese and Chinese-American girls, beginning in 1835, are tied together by the tradition of raising silkworms and the legacy of the legendary Weaving Maid.
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Join author and photographer Richard Sobol as he picks up his camera once more and travels to a small village in Thailand for an in-depth exploration of the story of silk and the labor-intensive process of making it. From nurturing the silkworms to weaving the fabric and photographing the children as they proudly model the finished product, this first-person narrative, illustrated with richly detailed photographs, chronicles the amazing process of...
7) Silkworms
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the life cycle of the silkworm.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
Through the scientists who have studied silk, and the biology of the animals from which it has been drawn, Prasad explores the global, natural, and cultural history (and future) of a unique material that has fascinated the world for thousands of years. Silk—prized for its lightness, luminosity, and beauty—is also one of the strongest biological materials ever known. More than a century ago, it was used to make the first bulletproof vest, and yet...
11) Silk
Pub. Date
2008.
Description
Herve Joncour is a married silkworm smuggler in 19th century France. He travels to Japan to collect his clandestine cargo after his original shipment was destroyed. While in Japan, he spots a beautiful Japanese woman who is the concubine of a local baron. He immediately becomes obsessed. Without speaking the same language, they communicate through letters until war intervenes. Their unrequited love persists however, and Herve's wife Helene begins...
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