Can one book really change the world? A handwritten manuscript by Marco Polo in 1288 did. Polo, son of a wealthy Italian merchant, wrote about his incredible experiences traveling to China with his father and uncle on a trade expedition, and also about his adventures as an envoy of Kublai Khan, the ruler of most of China. Polo's book became a bestseller in Europe in the fourteenth century. It was copied over and over by hand, translated into fourteen...

Tells the story of the author and her dog Ellie as they hiked from Maine to Georgia on the Appalachian Trail from August 24, 2008 to March 10, 2009.

This title introduces readers to Marco Polo, the great explorer who was the first European to explore China. Polo's life story is examined, from his early travels with father Niccolo Polo and uncle Maffeo Polo to China to see Kublai Khan and visit Xanadu, to his marriage to Donata Badoer, to his travels in China in the Kublai Khan's service. Polo's book The Travels of Marc Polo is covered, as is its influence on other explorers such as Christopher...

This book discusses the life of the Venetian explorer and the book based on his thirteenth-century travels along the Silk Road to the court of Kublai Khan in China.

The totally essential travel companion! All seven sensational Where's Waldo? books in one, jam-packed with searches. Wherever you're going and however you're traveling, join the search for Waldo!

This book recounts ten historic treks, including Hannibal's crossing of the Alps, the Vikings' sail to America, and the First Crusade, with hints for finding various people in the illustrations.

The wife of the Secretary-General of the United Nations briefly tells about the purpose of the United Nations and the problems that continue to exist in many countries.

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

Bartholomew Biddle's life has always been pretty ordinary, but when a huge wind blows past his window one night, he feels the call of adventure, grabs his bed sheet and starts flying. Soon he's soaring far above his little town, heading wherever the wind takes him. But will he be able to find his way home again?