Details
| Author | Bankston, John |
| Binding | Library Bound |
| Copyright | 2014 |
| Dewey Number | 910.92 |
| Dimensions | 6.5 x 9.25 |
| Features | full-color photos, ancient craft, ancient recipe, historical timeline, further reading, chronology, works consulted, glossary, index |
| Interest Level | Intermediate, Middle |
| Reading Level | 4.4 |
| Review | Click here for review |
| Series | Junior Biography from Ancient Civilizations Set 1 |
| Series ISBN | 9781612284408 |
| Pages | 48 |
| Subject | Marco, Medieval, Asia, Explorers, Polo, Travel |
Marco Polo
Marco Polo was 17 the first time he saw his father. Soon after, he joined his father and uncle on a trip from Marco s hometown of Venice, Italy, to China. In the 1200s, that journey took several years and the three travelers faced many hazards. Once he arrived, Marco impressed the country s powerful leader Kublai Khan enough to become an ambassador and governor. He spent years crisscrossing China, then known as Cathay, in the Khan s service. He finally returned home, but a few years later he was imprisoned during a conflict between Venice and Genoa. During his imprisonment, he wrote a book that described places and sights few Europeans knew even existed and changed their view of the world forever.
