Cai Lun, the Creator of Paper: A Story in English and Chinese

by Li Jian

Cai Lun was called into the Palace to serve the Emperor at the age of 15. He was smart and studied hard. Soon he was promoted to be an attending official in charge of documentation. At that time, documents were written either on tablets of bamboo strips or on silk. Bamboo strips were heavy and silk were expensive. The Emperor was very unhappy about it. Therefore, Cai Lun was determined to find another durable material that would be good for writing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602209960
• ISBN13: 9781602209961
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Shanghai Press
• Length: 42 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.5" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 5