silkworms

Photographs and text describe the silkworm and its use to people.

Introduces children to the life cycle of a silkworm, describing the changes the insects go through during each developmental stage.

Fourteen-year-old Joseph reluctantly agrees to draw a portrait of his reclusive neighbor, Tom, for a class assignment, and over time, like the silkworms Tom raises, both men come out of their cocoons and face their fears.

Julia, a Korean-American, and her friend Patrick learn about tolerance, friendship, and patience while working together on a project about silkworms.

Simple text and photographs present the life cycle of the silkworm moth.

A young Chinese princess prepares to leave her parents' kingdom to travel to Khotan to marry the king, secretly takes a piece of her home with her.

Photographs and text trace the life cycle of the silkworm from egg, to larva, to cocoon, to moth. Includes information on how silkworms are used to produce silk cloth.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits and stages of development of silkworms, as well as how they are raised to produce silk.

Julia, a Korean-American, and her friend Patrick learn about tolerance, friendship, and patience while working together on a project about silkworms.

An introduction to the domesticated silkworm moth, raised on farms in Japan and elsewhere for the sake of the silk thread from which its cocoons are constructed.