A single pebble

by Bonnie Christensen

"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"--Provided by the publisher. In ninth-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 to the Republic of Venice, where a boy cherishes it and sees the value of the gift.