Two contemporary children meet Marco Polo as he describes his perilous adventures to the east and back. Learn of his relationship with Kublai Khan and how he wrote his account from a jail cell in Italy.
Looks at the events leading up to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, from the battles of Lexington and Concord to Thomas Paine's demands for "Common Sense.".
Follows French exploration to the New World which led to a claim on huge tracts of land in North America. Discussions of influential explorers such as Cartier and Verrazano, their voyages, and ventures into new lands.
