The Adventures of Marco Polo

by Russell Freedman

Book Overview

He claimed to have seen rocks burn, bandits command sandstorms, lions tamed with a look, and sorcerers charm sharks while divers gathered pearls on the ocean floor. Marco Polo shook Europe with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 043952394X
• ISBN13: 9780439523943
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.2" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

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For advanced readers

The artwork is beautiful and includes reproductions from medieval illuminated versions. (It's extremely annoying that you can't search inside the book, so you'll have to take my word for it.) The approach is sophisticated, leaving as an open question whether Marco Polo embroidered the truth or made up his tale out of whole cloth, and children will learn about Kublai Khan's empire, with its efficient messenger service and paper money. The vocabulary is challenging for grade-school children.

ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO comes to life more than your usual elementary-level biography.

Russell Freedman's THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO covers all the controversies surrounding the legendary explorer who claimed to have seen rocks burn and met bandits who could conjure up sandstorms. Marco's vivid, often fantastical descriptions of his travels shook Europe: was he a courageous adventurer, or a fake with a vivid imagination? In exploring the rumors surrounding Marco Polo, ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO comes to life more than your usual elementary-level biography.