McCarty, Nick

A biography of the Italian explorer who became famous for his travels in Asia.

Tells the life story of Marco Polo, describing his boyhood in thirteenth-century Venice, his travels in Asia, his time in the court of Kublai Khan, and his legacy.

A retelling of the classic poem by Homer.

Describes Marco Polo's boyhood in thirteenth-century Venice, his travels in Asia, his time in the court of Kublai Khan, and his legacy.

An illustrated retelling of the famous Homeric epic.

Presents a narrative of Homer's epic story of the last days of the siege of Troy and of the discovery of the real city of Troy.

Presents a comprehensive illustrated history of ancient Rome from the legendary story of Romulus and Remus in 753 B.C. to the fall of the Roman Empire by the Goths in 410 A.D.

Presents a retelling of Homer's classic Greek epic of Helen, Queen of Sparta, who is taken by Paris, a Trojan prince, inaugurating the Trojan War and is written for the fifth through eighth-grade classroom.