Full name: Red Butterfly: How a Princess Smuggled the Secret of Silk Out of China

Author: Deborah Noyes Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Children, Picture books, Historical fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780763624002 0763624004

An enchanting tale of hidden beauty and fierce courage, retold in the style of T'ang Dynasty poetry and illustrated with charm and grace A young Chinese princess is sent from her father's kingdom to marry the king of a far-off land. She must leave behind her home of splendors: sour plums and pink peach petals and -- most precious and secret of all -- the small silkworm. She begs her father to let her stay, but he insists that she go and fulfill her destiny as the queen of Khotan. Beautifully told and arrestingly illustrated, here is a coming-of-age tale of a brave young princess whose clever plan will go on to live in legend -- and will ensure that her cherished home is with her always. Similar books: Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles The Gardener by Sarah Stewart Goin' Someplace Special by Patricia C. McKissack Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall My Great-Aunt Arizona by Gloria Houston Unspoken by Henry Cole That Book Woman by Heather Henson Coming On Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson Home in The Woods by Eliza Wheeler When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant The Matchbox Diary by Paul Fleischman Freedom on the Menu by Carole Boston Weatherford Mailing May by Michael O. Tunnell A Sweet Smell of Roses by Angela Johnson January's Sparrow by Patricia Polacco Lillian's Right to Vote by Jonah Winter We March by Shane W. Evans The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills The Blessing Cup by Patricia Polacco