Bibliograph

Marco Polo, epic traveler throughout Asia, Jason Porterfield

Type

Label

Marco Polo, epic traveler throughout Asia, Jason Porterfield

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-108) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Marco Polo

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Jason Porterfield

Series statement

Silk Road's greatest travelers

Sub title

epic traveler throughout Asia

Summary

Upon returning to his native Venice from a nearly 25-year journey through Asia, Marco Polo fueled the Western imagination with his tales about the splendors of the East. This lively biography follows Marco s intrepid family as they navigate the spice stalls, caravansaries, and dangers that once populated the Silk Road and enter Kublai Khan s Mongol court in China, where they served as advisors. Readers will learn about the Polos importance as cultural emissaries at a time of limited global exchange and how Marco's account of their travels, whether fact or fiction, heralded the later golden age of exploration

Target audience

juvenile

Classification