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 creating one of history’s most desired textiles.

• ISBN: 9780763641658
• Author: Sobol, Richard
• Published: 2012 , Candlewick Press
• Themes: Children, Discovery and exploration, History, Travel, village
• Descriptors: Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Thailand
• No. of pages: 32