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    World History Biographies: Marco Polo

    The Boy Who Traveled the Medieval World

    Part of National Geographic World History Biographies

    Author Nick McCarty
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    $6.95 US
    Disney - RHCB | National Geographic Kids
    6.81"W x 9.69"H x 0.21"D   | 7 oz | 68 per carton
    On sale Sep 09, 2008 | 64 Pages | 9781426302961
    Age 8-12 years | Grades 3-7
    Reading Level: Lexile 1020L | Fountas & Pinnell S
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    In a life of ceaseless exploration, Marco Polo pushed out the borders of his narrow medieval world.

    Born in Venice in 1254, the young Marco Polo first met his father at age 15, when the elder Polo returned from a trading expedition to the East. The father's tales of the court of the Kublai Khan in China ignited a lifelong passion for adventure in the son.

    The Polos set out for China in 1271, traveling through the Middle East, across the Gobi Desert, to Khanbaliq in China. The journey took four years. Kublai Khan took a great liking to Marco Polo, employing him as a spy throughout his vast empire. Marco traveled and observed the cultures of Sumatra, Sri Lanka, and India in this capacity. His notes later became one of the world's great travel books, The Description of the World.

    National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.
    Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information. 
    "This book...traces the life of Marco Polo in entertaining and educational fashion. The prose flows well and encourages readers to keep reading."— Social Studies for Kids
    Nick McCarty is an author and an award-winning scriptwriter for television and radio. He lives in London, England. View titles by Nick McCarty

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    In a life of ceaseless exploration, Marco Polo pushed out the borders of his narrow medieval world.

    Born in Venice in 1254, the young Marco Polo first met his father at age 15, when the elder Polo returned from a trading expedition to the East. The father's tales of the court of the Kublai Khan in China ignited a lifelong passion for adventure in the son.

    The Polos set out for China in 1271, traveling through the Middle East, across the Gobi Desert, to Khanbaliq in China. The journey took four years. Kublai Khan took a great liking to Marco Polo, employing him as a spy throughout his vast empire. Marco traveled and observed the cultures of Sumatra, Sri Lanka, and India in this capacity. His notes later became one of the world's great travel books, The Description of the World.

    National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.
    Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information. 

    Praise

    "This book...traces the life of Marco Polo in entertaining and educational fashion. The prose flows well and encourages readers to keep reading."— Social Studies for Kids

    Author

    Nick McCarty is an author and an award-winning scriptwriter for television and radio. He lives in London, England. View titles by Nick McCarty

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