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Illustrations, maps, and collages follow the exciting adventures of Marco Polo as he journeys from Venice to the court of Kublai Khan, through the Gobi desert to the city of Yan-gui, China. ... Read more

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A biography of the thirteenth-century Venetian merchant and traveler who spent twenty-five years in Asia and became the friend of Kublai Khan. ... Read more

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if one wants to know home advanced people were "way back then", you'll love this----------straight from Marco's diary.A milliniam old, but you'll be surprised how intelligent these people were. ... Read more

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How did Marco Polo manage to walk across all of Asia?Why did he become a favorite of fabled Mongol ruler Kublai Khan? Why was he not recognized on his return home? More than 700 years ago, merchants grew rich trading silks, spices, and glittering jewels

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Marco Polo (1254-1324) was born in either Venice or Korcula in what is now Croatia. The son of a merchant family, he left Europe on a trading mission with his father and uncle. The man who arrived back in Italy a generation later in 1295 was unrecognizable, but soon accepted as Marco by his relatives when he showed them the jewels he had brought back from the east. Captured in a later battle, he was briefly imprisoned, and dictated his memoirs to his cellmate Rustichello, a novelist who may have embellished the original text with some asides of his own. The result was A Description of the World, better known as Travels, a detailed account of Polo's wandering, much of which seems to parallel the expeditions of Mongol armies, in China, Burma and Indonesia.Some have argued that his claims were largely falsified; that he merely stayed for a while in Western Asia, and assembled his book with stories he had heard from others. The records of the Chinese Yuan dynasty do not mention a Marco Polo at all (and they should), and there are some suspicious omissions from Polo's text no tea, no foot-binding, no mention of Chinese printing, or even of the Great Wall. Did Polo even go to China? This new biography will try to answer some of the questions connected with the perpetually fascinating adventurer of the 13th century. ... Read more

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Part of a series telling the stories of important voyages of discovery. It follows Marco Polo's journey to the court of the Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan in the 13th century. ... Read more

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Follows the adventures of the thirteenth-century Venetian merchant who wrote a famous account of his travels in Asia and his life at the court of Kublai Khan. ... Read more

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Marco Polo, the first European to travel to China and return to write about his adventures, was born in Venice in 1254. Marco’s father had left on a journey to Asia before the boy was born. Marco did not see his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo Polo, until fifteen years later. In 1271 the three Polos left Venice and headed for the court of Kublai Khan in eastern China. The journey took them more than three years—they arrived in 1275. Marco Polo became a favorite of the Great Kahn, and was sent on important missions all over the Mongol Empire. Marco and his father and uncle served Kublai Kahn for 17 years. When they returned to Venice in 1295, Marco became the captain of a merchant ship and was captured and imprisoned in Genoa. While in prison he and another prisoner who was a writer of romances wrote the story of Marco Polo’s adventures. ... Read more

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Part of a series which looks at explorers whose discoveries helped to change the world, which together chart 1000 years of seafaring, exploration and discovery. Each book describes the background to these amazing journeys, focusing on the economic pressures and technological advances which combined to make them possible. The books also examine the native societies that the explorers encountered, and assess the long-term impact of their discoveries at home and abroad. This book looks at Marco Polo's journey to medieval China. Marco Polo was still a teenager when, in 1271, he left Venice with his father and uncle on a journey to Asia that was to last more than 20 years. His account of his travels gave people in Europe their first knowledge of the riches of China and India, and helped to inspire Christopher Columbus. ... Read more

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This volume is part of a biography series exploring the lives and achievements of important inventors and pioneers. As well as providing the life story of Marco Polo and an analysis of her work, this book places his achievements in context by looking at the technological and historical context of the time. The book includes: a look at the ongoing impact of Polo's work; quotes and writings from the newspapers and journals of the time; and information about the men and women who affected his life and work. ... Read more

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Traces the journeys and discoveries of the thirteenth-century Italian explorer who traveled overland from Italy to China and returned by boat along the coast of Southeast Asia and India. ... Read more

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This book is written in the form of an interview. It probes into the life of Marco Polo and asks the sort of questions that children would want to ask whilst providing a wealth of background information. This biography tells the story of Marco Polo's epic journey along the Silk Road to the court of Kublai Khan in China.The stories of his travels opened up a world which people knew very little about, and inspired many great explorers to follow in his famous footsteps. In this book, the explorer and trader is asked for example, what his scariest moment was and what he liked best about China? It is one of a series which takes a personal look at the lives of historical figures and is illustrated with double spread artworks which make children feel they are seeing photographs from the character's lives. There are also maps of the routes the explorers took. ... Read more

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Part of a series based on original sources of traditional stories and legends of the world, this tale of the travels of Marco Polo is retold and illustrated in a style appropriate to the atmosphere of the story. ... Read more

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In Two Volumes. Translated And Edited, With Notes, By Colonel Sir Henry Yule. Revised Throughout In The Light Of Recent Discoveries. With A Memoir Of Henry Yule By His Daughter Amy Frances Yule. ... Read more

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Offers a thrilling adventure through unknown worlds, while teaching landforms, geography, history, science and biography. These are high-interest books, with strong human interest and an adventure story narrative. Ages 10-14. ... Read more