The Biography of Tea

by Carrie Gleason

Book Overview

How could a relaxing cup of tea become a symbol of revolution? This fascinating new book relates the thousands-year-old history of tea and its sometimes tumultuous trade. The first book on tea was published in China in 800 A.D. Since that time, people have been boiling and steeping the leaves of plants all over the world. Find out how different teas are grown, harvested, and sold and how the trade of tea has changed the world. Topics include - tea's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 077872493X
• ISBN13: 9780778724933
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.7" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6