Stranger on the Silk Road: A Story of Ancient China

By Jessica Gunderson and Caroline Hu

Song Sun likes to talk but never listens. After talking too much to a stranger, Song Sun accidentally gives away the Chinese secret of silkmaking. Will Song Sun be able to save the secret?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Jun 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781663982636

Jessica Gunderson

Jessica Gunderson grew up in the small town of Washburn, North Dakota. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota and an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has written more than one hundred books for young readers. Her book President Lincoln’s Killer and the America He Left Behind won a 2018 Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Silver Award. She currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Read-It! Chapter Books: Historical Tales: Stranger on the Silk Road by Jessica Gunderson, illustrated by Caroline Kailing Hu

Table of Contents

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Words to Know

Introduction

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Afterword

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Words to Know

Confucius— a Chinese philosopher whose teachings still influence many Asian citizens and other people around the world Great Wall of China— a 4,000-mile (6,400-kilometer) wall that stretches across northern China Han Dynasty (206 b.c.–a.d. 220)— Liu Bang defeated the Qin Dynasty in 206 b.c., and the Han Dynasty began; Chang’an was the capital during the Han Dynasty, and it was also the starting point of the Silk Road merchant— someone who buys and sells things for profit Silk Road— a series of roads that