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1) Marco Polo
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Children
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Recounts the life of the great explorer who traveled more than thirty thousand miles by land and sea from Italy to China in the thirteenth century, and who was instrumental in opening up the East to Europeans.
2) Columbus
Author
Publisher
Amazon Children's Publishing
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, maps (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Born in 1451 in the seafaring nation of Genoa in northern Italy, Christopher Columbus grew up watching ships sail into the harbor loaded with riches from Egypt, Spain, England, and Belgium. Columbus was convinced that he could gain gold, silk, ivory, and much personal wealth for himself if he were to sail west from Europe to the East and trade with China and India. When Queen Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand of Aragon finally provided him with...
Author
Publisher
Shen's Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
55 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
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