Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta 1325-1354Ibn Battuta was the traveler of his age—the fourteenth century, a time before Columbus when many believed the world to be flat. Like Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta left behind an account of his own incredible journey from Morocco to China, from the steppes of Russia to the shores of Tanzania, some seventy-five thousand miles in all. James Rumford has retold Ibn Battuta’s story in words and pictures, adding the element of ancient Arab maps—maps as colorful and as evocative as a Persian miniature, as intricate and mysterious as a tiled Moroccan wall. Into this arabesque of pictures and maps, James Rumford has woven the story not just of a traveler in a world long gone but of a man on his journey through life. |
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Recensione dell'utente - raizel - LibraryThingIbn Battuta traveled from western Africa to China over the course of many years. The text resides in boxes, but also extends beyond it on roads traveling across the pages. Arabic and Chinese calligraphy are on some pages. There are many watercolors. Leggi recensione completa
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Recensione dell'utente - TBegum1 - LibraryThingThis book told the story of Ibn Battuta and his life journeys. I didn't really find the book interesting but if I were to read the book to my students, they would have to be in at least 4th grade to be interested. I would read this book during a social studies lesson. Leggi recensione completa
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Africa Arab name baobab beautiful bird Black Nile boat called China Chinese cities clothes Death Delhi died Dilshad Dreams earth eastern edge edge Everything Everywhere eyes fainted father Five Waters Fortune friends gave giant gives go to Mecca gold coins gone grew hands and feet heart Hippos—the holy Holy Man's horizon horse huddled hundred roads Ibn Battuta ih-ben India Jerusalem jewels judge junk Kaaba kill kind Land learned leaves literal lived lonely lost MALDIVES Marvels means meant miles Moon moonlight Morocco mosque Mountains Muslims natural well inside Night North Ocean of Darkness Ocean of Ignorance offers once Persian pilgrim places plague poet River roads sail scholar sent ships shore side silk stay stone story sultan talked told took Translations traveler's reward traveling Traveling—it tree walk wanted Water Zanj
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The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century Ross E. Dunn Anteprima limitata - 2004 |
Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta 1325-1354 |
| Autore | James Rumford |
| Editore | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001 |
| ISBN | 054756256X, 9780547562568 |
| Lunghezza | 40 pagine |
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