Author - Russell Freedman
Illustrator - Bagram Ibatoulline
Publisher - Arthur A Levine Books, 2006.
Page #'s - 60
Rating - 4.5/5
The Adventures of Marco Polo is a detailed biography of one of the world's most famous travelers. This story is told by the author with the help of quotes from Marco Polos's book, "The Description of the World." It starts off with Marco Polo in his death bed and people are trying to decide if they believe what he has seen. He says he has gone farther than any westerner and saw much of Asia. This biography goes into the details of that travel and proves much of what he said right.
This was a very interesting book about a man that I knew little about other than the "pool game." There are large, yellowed pages with colorful old drawings and paintings from his day. There is a lot of text on each page, so this book is not a fast read, though it is very interesting. In the beginning, the people cannot believe that he saw snakes with legs (alligators), and paper as valuable as gold (paper was rare in Europe at the time). I definitely recommend this book to history buffs and anyone who has played the game "Marco, Polo."
No comments:
Post a Comment