Book Fair

Hey, guys!  A few days ago I was in a book fair!  In this post, I'll show you my board, and also what I said/presented to the audience!

Ah.  There's my board!

Alright!  So here's what I said:

"Hi, all!  I’m Elijah, and the book I read was about the explorer Marco Polo.  Marco was an explorer of the 12-1300’s who traveled all around Asia, and introduced those “unknown lands” to the west.  Now, Marco’s father, Nicolo, wasn’t really the best of guys.  When his wife was pregnant with Marco, he left with his brother, and moved away to east Asia.  Meanwhile, Marco’s mother died when Marco was around 4, and he lived with his aunt and uncle.  After a long while, Nicolo and his brother came back and met the now 14 year old Marco.  Then, when Marco had grown to be around 17, he, his father, and uncle went on a great expedition.  If you come over to my board, there is a map of where this travel led.  During this journey, Marco wrote a book, journaling his explorations.  This book, called ‘The Travels Of Marco Polo’, is what Marco is most known for.  After a full 24 years of traveling, Marco, his father, and uncle returned home to Venice.  When they got there, nobody could believe that they were even still alive!  Now, you might be wondering, “Where did the water game ‘Marco, Polo’ come from?”  Well, the origin is not certain, but supposedly it turns out that when Marco was traveling with his father and uncle, he sometimes fell asleep on his horse!  After all, he was only 17.  Legend has it that the horse seemed to sense that Marco had fallen asleep, and would slow down, falling behind the caravan.  One time, when Marco woke up, he couldn’t see his family, because they were too far ahead.  He started hearing voices, thinking that they were calling his name.  It turns out though, that he was only hallucinating, and he didn’t really hear voices.  Another odd version of this story, is that Marco thought he heard his family calling, “Marco!”, and he replied with, “Polo,” hoping that his family would hear him.  Anyway, next time you play Marco Polo, remember that!  Well, make sure to come over to my board to see more information on the book I read, Marco Polo!  Thank you!"

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