polo, marco

Informative text, booklets, foldouts, maps, and excerpts from "The Travels of Marco Polo" provide information about the life and journeys of the Christian merchant.

Cartoons and facts combine to provide an overview of what it was like to travel with Marco Polo during the late thirteenth century.

Describes Marco Polo's travels through Asia, and discusses the people and cultures he encountered.

Gives an account of Marco Polo's travels to China during the Middle Ages.

Recounts the adventures of the Italian merchant during his travels to China, based on Marco Polo's own accounts.

Discusses the journey of Marco Polo to the court of the Mongol emperor, Kublai Khan, in the thirteenth century and includes his lesser-known journeys as well.

Joe, Sam, and Fred travel to thirteenth-century China, where they disguise themselves as astrologers and meet Marco Polo.

Examines the political forces and personal ambition that drove Marco Polo in his explorations.

A biography of the Italian traveler who became the first European to cross Asia completely and document his experiences.