He Went With Marco Polo Kew Experts co-author of The Birder's Handbook

co-author of The Birder's Handbook

creating a culture of Accountability

--Richard Hamblyn

" she could barely tell a birch from a beech

Charles Dickens

He Went With Marco Polo Kew Experts co-author of The Birder's HandbookCathay is a long way from his home in Venice, but when 14 year old gondolier, Tonio Tumba receives the chance of a lifetime, he doesn't say no. Leaving behind his only possession, a shabby green gondola, Tonio eagerly joins Marco Polo on his adventure. As Tonio and the Polo family travel the dangerous silk road to modern day China, they encounter many fascinating people and dangerous perils. When Tonio rides into Cathay on one of the Khan's elephants,