{"product_id":"marco-polo-nick-mccarty-9781426302961","title":"Marco Polo: The Boy Who Traveled the Medieval World","description":"In a life of ceaseless exploration, Marco Polo pushed out the borders of his narrow medieval world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Venice in 1254, the young Marco Polo first met his father at age 15, when the elder Polo returned from a trading expedition to the East. The father's tales of the court of the Kublai Khan in China ignited a lifelong passion for adventure in the son. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Polos set out for China in 1271, traveling through the Middle East, across the Gobi Desert, to Khanbaliq in China. The journey took four years. Kublai Khan took a great liking to Marco Polo, employing him as a spy throughout his vast empire. Marco traveled and observed the cultures of Sumatra, Sri Lanka, and India in this capacity. His notes later became one of the world's great travel books, \u003ci\u003eThe Description of the World. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNational Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.\u003cbr\u003eVisit www.natgeoed.org\/commoncore for more information. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick McCarty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1426302967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781426302961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Geographic Kids\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.60w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e112317 \/ Marco Polo: The Boy Who Traveled the Medieval World\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick McCarty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072950726911,"sku":"9781426302961","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5343cdd-eaf1-4682-bf93-44c77b54ae02.jpg?v=1685444906","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marco-polo-nick-mccarty-9781426302961","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}