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Adventures on the ancient Silk Road
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Introduces readers to three great historical figures: The monk Xuanzang, the conqueror Genghis Khan, and the merchant Marco Polo, who, years apart, each traveled the Silk Road, along different rout...
Introduces readers to three great historical figures: The monk Xuanzang, the conqueror Genghis Khan, and the merchant Marco Polo, who, years apart, each traveled the Silk Road, along different routes and for different motives. Photographs and art depicting the ancient routes and peoples bring to life the stories of these three explorers who changed history. Maps, sidebars and an afterword that updates the story of the Silk Road are also featured.
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- Creator
- Priscilla Galloway with Dawn Hunter
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- Toronto ; New York : Annick Press, [2009]
- ©2009
- Physical Details
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- vii, 164 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781554511983, 1554511984, 9781554511976, 1554511976
- OCLC
- ocn319497205
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158) and index.
- The Silk Road and the seeker: Xuanzang -- The Silk Road and the warrior: Genghis Khan -- The Silk Road and the merchant: Marco Polo
Subjects
- Xuanzang, approximately 596-664 -- Travel -- Asia -- Juvenile literature.
- Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? -- Travel -- Asia -- Juvenile literature.
- Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 -- Travel -- Asia -- Juvenile literature.
- Trade routes -- Asia -- Juvenile literature.
- Silk Road -- History -- Juvenile literature.
- Silk Road -- Description and travel -- Juvenile literature.