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

An illustrated chronicle of the travels of thirteenth-century explorer Marco Polo; includes a discussion of the controversy over whether he indeed went to China.

Marco Polo, the first European to travel to China and return to write about his adventures, was born in Venice in 1254. Marco s father had left on a journey to Asia before the boy was born. Marco did not see his father and uncle, Niccolo and Maffeo Polo, until fifteen years later. In 1271 the three Polos left Venice and headed for the court of Kublai Khan in eastern China. The journey took them more than three years-they arrived in 1275. Marco Polo...

By writing about his travels to exotic lands, Marco Polo was a pioneering explorer who shared his experiences with the world. Historic photos and easy-to-read text take readers into the explorer's life.

A biography of the Venetian traveler whose trips throughout Asia and China gave the European world its first knowledge of the Far East.

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

This is 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.

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

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

Examines the life and travels of the medieval explorer.