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Animals Marco Polo Saw: An Adventure on the Silk Road
48 pp.
| Chronicle |
May, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8118-5051-3$16.99
(3)
4-6Explorers series.
Illustrated by
Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini.
Generously illustrated short chapters describe Marco Polo's journey from Italy to the court of Kublai Khan with his merchant father and uncle. Each double-page spread features a full-page painting; spot art accompanies boxed information, usually about an animal. A useful "Map of Marco Polo's Travels" is appended. Reading list. Glos., ind.