The Boy Who Travelled The Medieval World
Marco Polo was born into a family of merchants in medieval Venice. His family taught him all the skills he would need to
prosper as a trader: how to value precious stones, judge exotic spices and choose the finest silks. When he was just 15, he set off on his first trading expedition - to faraway China. Follow his journey from the crowded canals of Venice to the markets of the Middle East; across the haunted sands of the Gobi to Kublai Khan's splendid capital at Khanbaliq in China. Decide for yourself if Marco Polo was the greatest traveller who ever lived - or just the greatest teller of tales.
Ages: 9-14
