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Product Identifiers

PublisherAmazon Publishing

ISBN-100761454330

ISBN-139780761454335

eBay Product ID (ePID)65644917

Product Key Features

Book TitleMarc O`Polo

Number of Pages64 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

TopicTravel, People & Places / Asia, Adventure & Adventurers, Action & Adventure / General, Biography & Autobiography / Historical, General, People & Places / Europe

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction

AuthorDemi

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight19.2 Oz

Item Length10.2 in

Item Width10.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2007-022211

Reviews"This elegant, scholarly picture-book biography brings the explorer's fantastic journey to life." STARRED REVIEW -School Library Journal, September 2008"A clear, double-page map showing Marco Polo's amazing route is a beautiful climax." -Booklist, October 2008, "This elegant, scholarly picture-book biography brings the explorer's fantastic journey to life." -- School Library Journal (starred review) "A clear, double-page map showing Marco Polo's amazing route is a beautiful climax." -- Booklist

Grade FromFourth Grade

Number of Volumes0 vols.

Grade ToSeventh Grade

SynopsisMany people say Marco Polo was the greatest explorer that ever lived, traveling 33,000 miles by land and sea from Venice, Italy, to what today is known as Beijing, China. His famous book, The Travels of Marco Polo , indicates that he was a man of extraordinary bravery, brilliance, and strength. With his uncle and father, he traveled across Turkey, Armenia, the Middle East, the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, and the hot Taklimakan Desert before finally reaching China in 1275. Welcomed by the great emperor Kublai Khan, Marco Polo was amazed by the inventions, riches, and religious tolerance of the great Khan's kingdom, where Marco remained for the next twenty years. Inspired by the Eastern culture of the thirteenth century, Demi created illustrations with Chinese inks and gold overlays, and used a mixture of Chinese and Indian embroidery and Italian, Arabian, and Persian designs of gold and ink on silk when creating the borders and frames., Many people say Marco Polo was the greatest explorer that ever lived, traveling 33, miles by land and sea from Venice, Italy, to modern-day Beijing, China. His famous book, The Travels of Marco Polo , indicates that he was a man of extraordinary bravery, brilliance, and strength. With his uncle and father, he traveled across Turkey, Armenia, the Middle East, the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, and the hot Taklimakan Desert before finally reaching China in 1275. Welcomed by the great emperor Kublai Khan, Marco Polo was amazed by the inventions, riches, and religious tolerance of the great Khan's kingdom, where Marco remained for the next 2 years.