Marco Polo : Marco Polo and the Silk Road to China / by Michael Burgan.
| Author/creator | Burgan, Michael |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Minneapolis : Compass Point Books, ©2002. |
| Description | 48 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of Contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | Exploring the world Exploring the world. ^A630813 |
| Contents | Explorer of Asia -- A city--and family--of traders -- Into Mongol lands -- Contact between Asia and Western Europe -- Marco's adventure begins -- Through the Middle East and beyond -- Servant of the great Khan -- Going home -- Soldier, prisoner, merchant -- Marco Polo today. |
| Abstract | A biography of the thirteenth-century Venetian explorer whose book about his travels across Asia and work for Kubla Khan helped to launch the Age of Exploration. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001004731 |
| ISBN | 0756501806 |
| Stock number | 1073212 QBI |