Marco Polo Coloring Page

Marco Polo was 17 when he set out from Venice with his father and uncle, who were merchants. The trip to China took years, and they stayed away for about 24 years. He spent a long time in the court of Kublai Khan.

After he got home he was captured in a sea battle, and in prison he told his stories to a writer named Rustichello. The book became famous. Some people didn’t believe it, and the line above is what he is said to have told people when he was dying.