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  • Published: 16 September 2010
  • ISBN: 9780670011148
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $45.00

Kubla Khan

The Emperor of Everything



Always cast in a supporting role in the many books about Marco Polo, the great Kubla Khan now takes center stage in a splendid picture-book biography. He is a wonderful subject-a man who liked to live large, building the imperial city of Beijing from scratch, siring a hundred children, throwing birthday bashes for 40,000 guests. He ruled over the greatest empire of the time, one that was lightyears ahead of Western civilization in terms of the arts, sciences, and technology. With astonishingly beautiful and detailed illustrations by Robert Byrd and a clever text by Kathleen Krull, this portrait finally gives Kubla Khan his due.

  • Published: 16 September 2010
  • ISBN: 9780670011148
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $45.00

About the author

Kathleen Krull

Kathleen Krull is the author of Harcourt’s popular “Lives of . . .” series and the award-winning Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman. The author lives in San Diego, CA.

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