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Christopher Columbus : Explorer of the New World / Chrisp, Peter 2006  Book
Chrisp, Peter Book
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Publication Great Britain, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2006.
Description 48pBlue Spine
Summary/Abstract Gives you detail information on this remarkable adventurer, revealing his daring journeys and controversial exploits in the New World.
Contents The age of exploration In search of the Indies Christopher Columbus The plan The quest for a royal sponsor Ships and crew The fleet sets off The voyage The men from the sky Shipwrecked on Hispaniola Triumphant homecoming The spanish settlement Columbus returns Horror on Hispaniola To the mainland Another world Across the wild Carribean Stranded! Voyages of exploration Conquist adores
Standard Number 0756619453 Pb.
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ID:   006634


Marc Polo / Reid, Struan 2002  Book
Reid, Struan Book
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Publication Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
Description 48pOrange Spine
Series Groundbreakers
Summary/Abstract Traces the journeys and discoveries of the thirteenth-century Italian explorer who traveled overland from Italy to China.
Contents Opening up the world Marco Polo's world The Mongol Empire Trade across the world The Polos first go east A new adventure A change of plan The hazards of travel Across the Roof of the World The Taklamakan Desert At the court of the Great Khan Khanbaliq and the wonders of Cathay Missions to Mongol lands Beyond the empire The journey home Strangers in Venice Marco's marriage and later life Explorers who followed The legacy of Marco Polo Map of the Polo's travels
Standard Number 0431104697 Pb.
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ID:   018367


Marco Polo: 13th-century Italian trader / Riddle, John; Ingpen, Robert (ill.) 2003  Book
Ingpen, Robert (ill.) Book
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Publication Pennsylvania, Mason Crest Publishers, 2003.
Description 32pCream Spine
Series Great Names
Summary/Abstract A biography, using first-person narrative, of the Venetian explorer who spent many years in the court of Kublai Khan in China.
Standard Number 1590841360 Hb.
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Marco Polo: the world traveller / Bailey, Gerry; Foster, Karen; Noyes, Leighton (ill.); Radford, Karen (ill.) 2014  Book
Bailey, Gerry Book
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Publication Gurgaon, Hachette India, 2014.
Description 36pPrinted spine
Series Great People
Summary/Abstract A factual biography of the traveler Marco Polo within a fictional storyline involving local merchants in a busy street market.
Contents Knicknack Market comes to life 8 Marco Polo 11 The Port of Venice 12 Nicolo and Maffeo's adventure 1254-1269 15 The Polos' caravan 16 Along the Silk Road 19 From Persia to the Hindu Kush 20 On top of the world 23 Xanadu 25 Peking 27 Chinese treasures 28 Mongolia 31 The Polos set sail 33 Home at last 34
Standard Number 9789350093382 Pb.
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