Marco Polo's Travels on Asia's Silk Road

Grades: 4 - 6

• How did Marco Polo manage to walk across all of Asia?
• Why did he become a favorite of Mongol ruler Kublai Khan?
• Why was he not recognized on his return home?

Readers can follow great explorers on historical journeys along famous landforms with this unique series. The geographical features are tied into the personal accounts of the explorers on their expeditions, including the conditions and equipment they had. Each book is filled with primary sources such as quotations from diaries & journals. Guided reading levels: W-X.

Paperback, 48 pages