Author: Susan Zannos Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 161228907X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 52
Book Description
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, Niccolo 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 Khan, and was sent on important missions all over the Mongol Empire. Marco and his father and uncle served Kublai Khan 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.
Author: Alexander Zelenyj Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778724179 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 36
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Separates fact from myth using excerpts from Polo's actual journals and illustrations and photos to portray Polo himself and his impressions of the unique traditions and customs of the Mongols.
Author: Diana Childress Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books ISBN: 1467703796 Category : Young Adult Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 136
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Can one book really change the world? A handwritten manuscript by Marco Polo in 1288 did. Polo, son of a wealthy Italian merchant, wrote about his incredible experiences traveling to China with his father and uncle on a trade expedition, and also about his adventures as an envoy of Kublai Khan, the ruler of most of China. Polo’s book became a bestseller in Europe in the fourteenth century. It was copied over and over by hand, translated into fourteen languages, and became one of the first books to be printed after the invention of moveable type. The tales inspired others—including Christopher Columbus in the fifteenth century—to seek new sea routes for trade. Polo’s adventures—and manuscript—are one of world history’s most pivotal moments.
Author: Dieter Wiesmuller Publisher: Walker Childrens ISBN: 9780802787293 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 40
Book Description
With stunning, impressionistic illustrations, Dieter Wiesmller takes young readers on a delightful journey of discovery. Marco Monkey grew up in a land of steamy tropical rainforests. Polo Penguin had never left the frosty cold ice pack of Antarctica. But the two adventurers share a curiosity about the world around them that leads them on a globe-spanning expedition that explores both the wonders of the Earth around them and the very nature of friendship itself.
Author: George M. (George Makepeace) 184 Towle Publisher: Wentworth Press ISBN: 9781371556938 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 316
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Author: Carol Greene Publisher: Children's Press(CT) ISBN: 9780516032290 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 114
Book Description
Presents the life and adventures of the thirteenth-century Venetian merchant who wrote a famous account of his travels and life at the court of Kublai Khan.
Author: Jon Scieszka Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9780756989231 Category : China Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Joe, Fred, and Sam experience sandstorms, desert bandits, a smelly camel, andstrange horoscopes, as they travel back to 13th-century China where they meetexplorer Marco Polo. Illustrations.
Author: Janis Herbert Publisher: Chicago Review Press ISBN: 1556523777 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 146
Book Description
The Far East comes alive in this activity book centered on Marco Polo’s journey to China from Venice along the 13th-century Silk Road. Kids will join Marco as he travels by caravan through vast deserts and over steep mountain ranges, stopping in exotic cities and humble villages, until at last he arrives at the palace of the Kublai Khan. Woven throughout the tale are 21 activities that highlight the diverse cultures Marco encountered along the way. Activities include making a mythical map, creating a mosaic, fun with Feng Shui, making paper, and putting on a wayang-kulit (shadow-puppet play). Just for fun, kids will learn a few words of Turkish, Persian, Mongol, Hindi, and Chinese. A complete resource section with magnificent museums and their Web sites invites kids to embark on their own expedition of discovery.
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Author: Susan Zannos
Author: Alexander Zelenyj
Author: Diana Childress
Author: Dieter Wiesmuller
Author: George M. (George Makepeace) 184 Towle
Author: Carol Greene
Author: Jon Scieszka
Author: Janis Herbert
Author: Marco Polo