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Author	Galloway, Priscilla, 1930-
Title	Adventures on the ancient Silk Road / Priscilla Galloway with Dawn Hunter.
Publication Info.	Toronto ; New York : Annick Press, c2009.

Location	Call No.	Status
Children's Non-Fiction	Juv. 950 G	IN LIBRARY

Description	vii, 164 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-138) and index.
Summary	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.
Subject	Silk Road -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Silk Road -- Description and travel -- Juvenile literature.
	Xuanzang, ca. 596-664 -- Travel -- Asia -- Juvenile literature.
	Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? -- Travel -- Asia -- Juvenile literature.
	Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 -- Travel -- Asia -- Juvenile literature.
Added Author	Hunter, Dawn.
ISBN	9781554511983 (bound)
	1554511984 (bound)
	9781554511976 (pbk.)
	1554511976 (pbk.)

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