Author(s): David Boyd,Drew Ng
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 48
Publisher: Rubicon Publishing Inc
Language: English
Date Published: 2014-01-09
Dimensions: 167 x 259 x 4mm
Publication City/Country: Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Edition:
Illustrations: Colour

When Marco Polo visits the Emperor of China, Kublai Khan, he is given an impossible task. Marco Polo and the Roc tells the story of his journey to find a mythical bird, the Roc, and bring back one of its eggs to the Great Khan.
These highly motivating, action-packed visual texts will excite young readers. TreeTops Graphic Novels offer a different kind of reading challenge to engage 7-11 year olds. These historically-themed stories contain links to real events and non-fiction pages to give context and purpose to reading. The thought-provoking topics make these stories ideal for encouraging discussion and drama.
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