Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China . . . and
forty-one when he came back. More than seven hundred years ago,
Marco Polo traveled from the medieval city of Venice to the fabled
kingdom of the great Kublai Khan, seeing new sights and riches that
no Westerner had ever before witnessed.
The perfect biography to "bite into" at the start of a new school
year. Children are sure to be fascinated by the eccentric and
legendary Johnny Appleseed, a man who is best known for bringing
apple trees to the midwest. Over John Chapman’s lifetime, he
saw the country grow and start to spread westward.
Building the most magical place on earth was no fairy tale.
Learn the story behind the creation of Walt Disney World.
In 1964, when Walt Disney and his brother Roy decided to build a second theme park in the Florida swamplands, they kept it super hush-hush.
In 1964, when Walt Disney and his brother Roy decided to build a second theme park in the Florida swamplands, they kept it super hush-hush.
Jim Henson broke into television with a five-minute puppetry
segment when he was only a freshman in college. He created puppets
like none ever seen before, with expressive fabric faces and
rod-controlled arms. His Muppets became world-renowned celebrities
and formed the backbone of a media empire.
