{My thoughts} – Everyone is aware of the game that individual’s like to play called Marco Polo. One person says Marco and another says Polo. The individual that says Marco is suppose to find the individual that says Polo without being able to physically see them. This game is often played in bodies of water. Marco Polo the explorer is whom the game is named after.

Marco Polo was a born a merchant in Italy. He came from a family of merchants and it was ll he every knew and was taught. When he turned 17 he made a trip with his father and his Uncle to China. They spent a great number of years there working on a ruler named Kublai Khan. Khan was feared by those his armies had overthrown. However, he appeared to be a just and reasonable ruler based on the information recorded by Marco Polo on his travels with his family.

Marco Polo had kept vivid noted of everything he saw, he learned and he did while he was traveling. He had no real reason to keep all the notes, other then that he’d wanted to. It was a good thing that he did though because his notes and the things he learned became really useful for others that wanted to travel a similar journey.

I really enjoyed reading this book and I look forward to reading many more books in this series. ( )

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Who Was Marco Polo? by Joan Holub is a book I wish I had when I was growing up. They didn't have cool history books like this when I was a kid. Now I get to enjoy them as an adult! I do too. These books are awesome even for adults, don't let the kids tell you they are only for kids, lol. I love this one for the great personal tidbits that were certainly left out of the history books. The book makes the reader feel like you know what Marco went through in his travels and we get a feel for what it was like being on his trips. Fun, exciting, and scary all at the same time. A great way to make this man come alive again in our minds. Great job. ( )