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| | 1. |  | Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu
from Knopf
Price: $19.11
Customer Review:
The subject matter is interesting, but the narrative and analysis are on the level of a high-school report. The text is full of trite phrases and hackneyed expressions, and the author applies a modern-day slant to his assumptions. There is too much "it was as if..." and "he might have...." The... more info
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| | 3. |  | Who Was Marco Polo? (Who Was...?)
from Grosset & Dunlap
Price: $4.99
Customer Review:
I agree with reviewers who commented on other books in this series-- these are an excellent introduction to biographies and chapter books. My husband and I have read almost all of these "Who was..." books to our now 11 and 9 year old over the past year. I find them easy to read aloud and... more info
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| | 6. |  | The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $10.88
Customer Review:
Not being interested in Christian missionary work in China, I had resisted reading this book for years. That was a terrible mistake and another example of how you can't judge a book by its cover or title. The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci is not so much a book about Matteo Ricci or missionaries as... more info
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| | 7. |  | Adventures Of Marco Polo
from Arthur A. Levine Books
Price: $12.23
Customer Review:
The artwork is beautiful and includes reproductions from medieval illuminated versions. (It's extremely annoying that you can't search inside the book, so you'll have to take my word for it.) The approach is sophisticated, leaving as an open question whether Marco Polo embroidered the truth or made... more info
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