title: Stranger on the Silk Road: A Story of Ancient China (Read-It! Chapter Books: Historical Tales)
author:  Jessica Gunderson 
description: Sassy, graphic-novel-style illustrations give these great little first chapter books extra appeal. Each one tells its storythat of an arrogant artist's apprentice (Painting), a fisherboy with low self-esteem (Dragon), the garrulous daughter of a wealthy --School Library Journal<br /><br />The Read-it! Chapter Books: Historical Tales series relates fictional stories that include details about ancient Chinese culture. Grunderson writes in the voice of Song Sun in this first-person account about her difficult decision to redeem a grave mist --Children's Literature Comprehensive Database<br /><br />Jessica Gunderson has written a swathe of childrens titles for Picture Window Books, most of them set in the ancient worlds of India and China. They form Historical Tales, an innovative and intelligent series designed to introduce children (and their ima --Heritage-Key.com
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  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Cover](html/Cover.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Front Matter](html/466665_1_En_BookFrontmatter_OnlinePDF.xhtml)
  
  
  * [1\. A Eurasia Perspective on the Silk Road Between Han and Tang Dynasties](html/466665_1_En_1_Chapter.xhtml)
  
  
  * [2\. About qushu: Carpets or Rugs with Long Hair](html/466665_1_En_2_Chapter.xhtml)
  
  
  * [3\. The Study of an Ancient Prescription from Xizhou in Tang Dynasty](html/466665_1_En_3_Chapter.xhtml)
  
  
  * [4\. The Silk Road Between China and South Asia as Illustrated by the Records of Tang Dynasty’s Buddhist Pilgrim Monks](html/466665_1_En_4_Chapter.xhtml)
  
  
  * [5\. Ferghana on the Eve of the Current Era](html/466665_1_En_5_Chapter.xhtml)
  
  
  * [6\. Ferghana During the Early Medieval Period](html/466665_1_En_6_Chapter.xhtml)
  
  
  * [7\. The Representation of Non-Buddhist Deities in Khotanese Paintings and Some Related Problems](html/466665_1_En_7_Chapter.xhtml)
  
  
  * [8\. Searching for the Origin of an Art Motif: The Tree as a Universal Separating Device in Early Indian, 