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The Memoirs of Berry Lyndon, Esq by William Makepeace Thack ... Need advice. I have a ten year old who wants to read the Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo. Need to know if anyone has read the book and if so how or what might pose an age appropriate problem. I love the fact that he is consuming books at such a rate. I would still like to protect him ... ... and Cecilturtle.
I"ve read three books that I can think of that were translated into English: Pippi Longstocking, The Travels of Marco Polo and If Only it Were True (aka Just Like Heaven). All three seemed flat to me, like they were just literal translations of the events from the ... I think the very first book I read set in Asia may have been The Travels of Marco Polo. I've had access to the same illustrated copy I now own since I was a little girl and I remember dipping into it frequently in my pre-teen years.
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