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In 9th century China, a little girl sends a small jade pebble to travel with her father along the Silk Road. The pebble passes from his hand all the way to the Republic of Venice, the end of the Silk Road, where a boy cherishes it and sees the value of this gift from a girl at the end of the road.
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"With illustrations that echo, at turns, the distinct traditions of Chinese, Islamic and European art, Ms. Christensen brings a sense of affable generosity to the dynamic interplay of cultures that formed the original information superhighway."
The Wall Street Journal
"Christensen's atmospheric paintings and prose provide lively snapshots of life on the Silk Road."
Publishers Weekly