Red Butterfly by Deborah Noyes and Sophie Blackall
Candlewick Press, Massaachuesetts, 2007
Hardback, 32 pages
ISBN: 9780763624002
Suggested reading age: 8+
Reviewed by: Indrani Perera
Rating: *****
This lovely book tells the story of how the secret of silk was smuggled out of China by a young princess. Her parents arranged a marriage for her with the Prince of a nearby desert kingdom. She was young and did not want to leave home. Her maid buried within her elaborate hairdo the seeds of the mulberry tree and the eggs of the silk worm so she would have something from home to comfort her.
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