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1) Marco Polo and the wonders of the East

Author

Marcovitz, Hal

Series

Explorers of new worlds

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

[2000]

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the Italian traveler who became the first European to cross Asia completely and document his experiences.

2) Traveling man: the journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354

Author

Rumford, James

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

3) The great voyages of Zheng He

Author

Demi

Publisher

Shen's Books

Pub. Date

c2012

Language

English

Description

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Chronicles the life and travels of Zheng He, the Chinese naval commander of the Ming dynasty who led the world's largest fleet of ships and brought peaceful trade to Asia and Africa.

4) It can't be done, Nellie Bly!: a reporter's race around the world

Author

Butcher, Nancy

Publisher

Peachtree Publishers

Pub. Date

c2003

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

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In 1888, a young, female reporter for New York World newspaper sets out to travel around the world in fewer than eighty days, while a Cosmopolitan magazine reporter tries to beat her to the goal.

5) Explore with Marco Polo

Author

Cooke, Tim

Series

Travel with the great explorers

Publisher

Crabtree Publishing Company

Pub. Date

[2015]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

6) Marco Polo: Marco Polo and the Silk Road to China

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

Exploring the world

Publisher

Compass Point Books

Pub. Date

[2002]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the thirteenth-century Venetian explorer whose book about his travels across Asia and work for Kubla Khan helped to launch the Age of Exploration.

7) The Snow Queen

Author

Andersen, Hans Christian

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

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The strength of a little girl's love enables her to overcome many obstacles and free a boy from the Snow Queen's spell.

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1) Marco Polo and the wonders of the East

2) Traveling man: the journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354

3) The great voyages of Zheng He

4) It can't be done, Nellie Bly!: a reporter's race around the world

5) Explore with Marco Polo

6) Marco Polo: Marco Polo and the Silk Road to China

7) The Snow Queen

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