The Cloudmakers - James Rumford - $11.95 

In 751 AD the Chinese lost a battle on the border of Kazakhstan. The Arabs had captured several papermakers who were taken as captives to Samarkand (Uzbekistan). Here they taught the Arabs to make paper, and from here papermaking spread westward. Here is a picture book of that exciting story with beautiful watercolour illustrations. Ages 5 - 12 yrs