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Joan HolubPenguin Workshop / 2007 / ePubOur Price$6.99Availability: In StockStock No: WW48179EB
Who was Marco Polo? Was he a merchant? A spy for the Chinese? The author of a travel book that inspired Christopher Columbus? He was all of these and more! Learn all about Marco Polo and his life, from the time he was born, to his twenty-four years in China, to his time in jail, up until his death! Filled with fun facts about the explorer and also of the times, this book is jam packed with loads of information that may truly surprise you.
Despite piracy, shepwreck, brigandage, and wild beasts, Polo moved in a world of highly organized commerce. This chronicle of his travels through Asia, whether read as fact or fiction, is alive with adventures, geographical information, and descriptions of natural phenomena.
Who was Marco Polo? Was he a merchant? A spy for the Chinese? The author of a travel book that inspired Christopher Columbus? He was all of these and more! Learn all about Marco Polo and his life, from the time he was born, to his twenty-four years in China, to his time in jail, up until his death! Filled with fun facts about the explorer and also of the times, this book is jam packed with loads of information that may truly surprise you.