The Story of Paper

THE STORY OF

PAPER

THE PAPER IN THIS BOOK WAS ONCE PART OF A TREE, FOR MOST P A P E R I S M A. D E O F

D O O

A

d r u m

r e m o v e s

b a r k

a n d

d r o p s

l o g s

I N T O

A

C H I P P E R .

Tiny silver of wood are tossed into a vat of chemicals and left to soak. The chemicals soften them, bleach them, and make them stick together.

A F T E R

A

W H I L E

T H E R E

I S

A

W E T

S T I C K Y

M A S S

I N S I D E

T H E

V A T .

T H I S

I S

P A P E R

P U L P .

AS THE PULP FLOWS IN A THIN LAYER OVER A FINE MESS, WATER DRIPS OUT OF IT.

Carri

ed al ong on a movin g bel t, it pa ss es be tw ee n

hea vy

warm

s. r rolle

Th

ey

s es pr

er wat e r o t m ou

and

make

it

dry.

A

s

s

o

o

n

a

s

it

’s

d

r

y

,

IT’S PAPER