Gleason, Carrie, 1973-

The Biography of silk / Carrie Gleason. - New York : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2007. - 32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 28 cm. - How did that get here? .

Includes index.

Luxury fabric -- Silk lands -- Silkworm -- Making silk -- Ancient China's silk -- Silk road -- Silk in Europe -- America's silk industry -- Young textile workers -- Silk uses -- Future of silk -- Glossary and index.

Discusses the history of silk, how it is made, and how it is used.

ISBN: 0778724875 9780778724872 0778725235 9780778725237

LCCN: 2006016038

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Silk.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Silk Road--History.