Who Was Marco Polo?
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2007 · Est. 1 hour read

Who Was Marco Polo?

By Joan Holub, Who HQ, John O'Brien (Illustrator)

Part of the Who Was . . . ? series

Did Marco Polo's tales of China reveal truth or fiction?

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112 pages· 8,177 words· Est. 1 hour read
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At seventeen, Marco Polo embarked on a journey from Venice to the court of Kublai Khan, witnessing wonders unknown to the West. But were his tales of adventure and discovery real, or mere fabrications? Dive into the mystery of his legendary travels and decide for yourself.

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Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China . . . and forty-one when he came back! More than seven hundred years ago, Marco Polo traveled from the medieval city of Venice to the fabled kingdom of the great Kublai Khan, seeing new sights and riches that no Westerner had ever before witnessed. But did Marco Polo experience the things he wrote about . . . or was it all made-up? Young readers are presented with the facts in this entertaining, highly readable Who Was . . . ? biography with black-and-white artwork by John O?Brien.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
112
Words
8,177
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
780L
Themes & topics
Books about travelBooks about explorersBooks about ItalyBooks about exploration and discovery
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.2
F&P level
~S
AR points
1
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
116380
Publication
Published
July 5, 2007
First published
July 1, 2007
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780448445403

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