Explore with Marco Polo
By: Tim Cooke
Series: Travel with the great explorers; Travel with the great explorers
Publisher: Crabtree
Published: 2015
Place of publication: St. Catharines, ON
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780778714286; 9780778714347; 9781489839015
Subjects: Voyages and travels; Juvenile literature; Explorers; Description and travel
Other titles: Marco Polo
Description: This entertaining book follows the travels of Italian merchant and adventurer Marco Polo who traveled across Asia. Historical information and high-interest fact boxes are presented in a tabloid-news style that guides readers through major journeys, explorations, and discoveries. Topics include what led Polo to travel to China, the Silk Road, life in Central Asia, the Chinese empire, Polo's famous book, and his legacy.

This book follows the adventures of the thirteenth-century Venetian merchant who traveled along the Silk Road to the court of Kublai Khan in China.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.

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Accelerated Reader AR 5.8 1.0 170367.

Accelerated Reader MG 5.8 1 1 170367
Table of contents: title: Meet the boss - Where are we heading?; title: Marco Polo's travels in Asia; title: Meet the crew; title: Check out the ride; title: Solve it with science; title: Hanging at home; title: Meeting and greeting; title: The places I've seen; title: I love nature; title: Fortunehunting; title: This isn't what it said in the brochure!; title: End of the road; title: Glossary & timeline; title: On the web & books; title: Index.