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In this exciting interpretation of the legend of how papermaking spread throughout the world, a Chinese grandfather and his grandson are captured by the great sultan of Samarkand. They bargain for their freedom by agreeing to teach the Arabs the art of making paper.
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- Title The Cloudmakers
- Author James Rumford
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 1
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Date 1996-09-23
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780395765050 / 0395765056
- Weight 0.84 lbs (0.38 kg)
- Dimensions 8.09 x 10.57 x 0.4 in (20.55 x 26.85 x 1.02 cm)
- Ages 04 to 07 years
- Grade levels P - 2
- Reading level 710
- Library of Congress subjects China, Grandfathers
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95039998
- Dewey Decimal Code E
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"A historical note helps young readers make the leap between folklore and fact. . . . Lyrical watercolor paintings perfectly complement the spare, engaging text." Kirkus Reviews
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THE CLOUDMAKERS
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Houghton Mifflin, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. James Rumford color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 1996 Houghton Mifflin hardcover (decorated boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. The front board is in navy blue with a design from the DJ in silver foil. Color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: The "cloud" of the title is paper - so the title could be "the papermakers." Historical Fiction. The secrets of Chinese papermaking are disclosed to the Arabs in this intriguing piece of historical fiction. Chinese annals give A.D. 105 as the date the world's first true paper was presented to the Emperor. Knowledge of the process traveled slowly westward, reaching Europe on the eve of the Renaissance. According to the author's note, victorious Arab troops captured several papermakers after winning a battle in 751 with the Chinese in Turkestan. This well-written, rhythmic story casts those anonymous papermakers as Old Wu and his young grandson, accidental witnesses to the…
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