Rating: Recommended
Marshall Cavendish, 2008, $19.99
ISBN: 978-0761454335
Age/Grade Level: Grades 3-5
Marshall Cavendish, 2008, $19.99
ISBN: 978-0761454335
Age/Grade Level: Grades 3-5
This is another delightful tale from Demi. Marco Polo is a compact biography that covers the great explorer’s adventures on the route from Venice to China through Jerusalem, Turkey, the Silk Route, and Taklimakan Desert. Once Marco, his father, and his uncle arrived in China, he served as the ambassador for the mighty Emperor Kublai Khan. The Polos made it home safe and sound after the Emperor passed away twenty-four-years later. However, the domestic life was not all quiet and serene for Marco. He ended up imprisoned and met an experienced writer who was willing to record his fascinating journey.
It is not important to know for sure whether Marco Polo’s adventure is reality or fantasy. Readers will be satisfied in knowing that Marco Polo’s explorations inspires mapmakers, historians, explorers, and scholars to follow suit, among them, Christopher Columbus.
Demi’s gorgeous illustration accompanies the historical details in text. A stunning map featuring the route of Marco Polo can be found at the end of this book. Sophisticated young readers who enjoy this book will like Val Ross’ The Road to There: Mapmakers and Their Stories.
Reviewer: Zhen Li, Orange County Public Library/Laguna Niguel Branch
It is not important to know for sure whether Marco Polo’s adventure is reality or fantasy. Readers will be satisfied in knowing that Marco Polo’s explorations inspires mapmakers, historians, explorers, and scholars to follow suit, among them, Christopher Columbus.
Demi’s gorgeous illustration accompanies the historical details in text. A stunning map featuring the route of Marco Polo can be found at the end of this book. Sophisticated young readers who enjoy this book will like Val Ross’ The Road to There: Mapmakers and Their Stories.
Reviewer: Zhen Li, Orange County Public Library/Laguna Niguel Branch
