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Noyes, Deborah

Red Butterfly: How a Princess Smuggled the Secret of Silk out of China

32 pp. | Candlewick | November, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-2400-2 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Sophie Blackall. Promised in marriage to a king in distant Khotan, a reluctant Chinese princess, already homesick, surreptitiously takes along part of her beloved homeland--silkworms and mulberry seeds--thereby carrying the secret of silk production to the outside world. Expansive Chinese ink and watercolor illustrations with a butterfly motif complement the lyrical first-person narrative. A historical note is appended.
Reviewer: Martha Sibert

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