Kubla Khan: The Emperor of Everything

by Kathleen Krull

Book Overview

Always cast in a supporting role in the many books about Marco Polo, the great Kubla Khan now takes center stage in a splendid picture-book biography. He is a wonderful subject-a man who liked to live large, building the imperial city of Beijing from scratch, siring a hundred children, throwing birthday bashes for 40,000 guests. He ruled over the greatest empire of the time, one that was lightyears ahead of Western civilization in terms of the arts,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670011142
• ISBN13: 9780670011148
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.2" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7