Between the Dragon and the Eagle

Adventures in Time Books

by Mical Schneider

A relay of courageous adventure-seekers forms caravans to transport precious items including a special blue silk along the Silk Road in the year 100 A.D.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction

152 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Tommy June · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 was not the best, just was not very interesting though. It had good description throughout the book.

[Georgiana · Rating 1 out of 5]

Crap you should be able to read books for free.

[Miss Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

gr 4-7 148pgs



100 AD, the Silk Road China/Rome. Introduces readers to various characters as the story traces the route of a bolt of blue silk from China all the way to Rome. Merchants and traders must travel through dangerous deserts full of bandits and harsh weather in order to arrive at the network of markets that are along the "Silk Road".

I found this story interesting. I think it would appeal to readers who have Bonnie Christensen's "A Single Pebble: A Story of the Silk Road" and would like a more detailed story in a similar setting.

[Reader Girl · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay. It wasn't particularly good, but I never questioned finishing it. The book is broken into several different stories -- as a piece of silk travels from China to Rome, it gets passed to different people, each with his own story. Some of these stories were better than others. The book has merit as the learning tool it was written to be, but as a book just to read for fun, I wouldn't recommend it.

[B · Rating 3 out of 5]

How a bale of blue silk gets from China to Italy in 100 AD. Interesting

[☠Anonymous☠ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked it because the story line doesn't follow a person it follows the silk, and its path on the silk road, from the Dragon(Chinese Empire) to the Eagle(Roman Empire).

[Laurel]

BORING

[Brooke Chisolm · Rating 5 out of 5]

it is a good book fun to read about the journey of the blue silk

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this book is good so far, Not sure because of the chapters! So short.