Customer Reviews

The Adventures of Marco and Polo

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Impressive illustrations that anyone will appreciate. A very
nice story to go along with it. The person who has "an issue with the story's underlying message" in the book is oviously reading too far into it and should try to learn to enjoy it for what it is-an entertaining well written and beautifully
illustrated children's book. I highly recommend it.

THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO AND POLO is a beautiful lavishly illustrated story about a monkey named Marco and a penguin named Polo. Polo penguin awakes one morning to see smoke billowing over the horizon. The smoke turns out to come from a cruise ship that drops off a monkey name Marco. Marco carries a camera and has come to explore the most exotic country he could find. Polo Penguin shows him around, but things are too cold for Marco and he wants to return home. Marco tells Polo that his home is always warm and Polo becomes intrigued with the idea of a place that is always warm and sets off to visit Marco's home. An international animal cultural exchange takes place. The two quickly become friends, but are troubled by the fact that neither one enjoys the climate of the other's home. The final pages illustrate and describe what is done to reach a compromise.

THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO AND POLO is a beautifully illustrated book. Even if children don't like the story, they will love looking at the pictures and the book is worth purchasing for those alone. However, the story is slightly charming and will amuse young children.

I like this book because it has beautiful illustrations, that show animals and places in the jungle and Antarctica. I like the story, because Marco and Polo do interesting things and they stay friends.

This is a great book for children & adults alike. It has incredible pictures, humor and a little adventure. The message I got from it, was one of enduring friendship, despite differences.
I use it in my school library, reading it to classes who have been learning about habitats. Kids love it, and it is a pleasure to read aloud.

My child and I both enjoy the lush illustrations in this book, but I have an issue with the story's underlying message. Although both Marco and Polo love to travel together and become good friends, they ultimately decide that the should each go back home and reside "where they belong". To me, the book implicitly advocates segregation, even though it exists here between a penguin and a monkey.